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Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

Actor · Born March 14, 1942 (84) · Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942) is an English actress. She is known for her starring roles in films including A Taste of Honey (1961), The Leather Boys (1964), The Knack …and How to Get It (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Smashing Time (1967). For A Taste of Honey, she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and Most Promising Newcomer at both the BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Her other film appearances include An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), Under the Skin (1997), and Being Julia (2004). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rita Tushingham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 14, 1942 (84)
From
Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 81 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Rita Tushingham's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Survival
21%
Bonds
21%
Morality
16%
Power
9%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 9 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 15

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 16
Shadow
3 of 16
Herald
3 of 16
Ally
3 of 16
Mentor
2 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
15
Dread
8
Absurd
5
Romantic
5
Other
28

How their films linger

Haunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rita Tushingham's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rita Tushingham's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

81 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The American Backyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Flora

  • Mystery at the Prospect Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Miss Clutterbuck

  • The Marlow Murder Club(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mrs Eddingham

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Famous Five(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Clutterback

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Boudica(2023)

    as Green Druid

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Elicit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Felicity

  • The Responder(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as June Carson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Last Night in Soho(2021)

    as Peggy Turner

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ridley Road(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nettie Jones

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Owners(2020)

    as Ellen Huggins

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Pale Horse(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bella Webb

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • My Name Is Lenny(2017)

    as Reenie Joyce

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Effie Corvier

  • Still Open All Hours(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Annie

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • In the Flesh(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs Lamb

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Wee Man(2013)

    as Rita Thompson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Outside Bet(2012)

    as Martha

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Seamonsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Rose

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Audrey Latham

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Bedlam(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Grace

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Sister Gertrude

  • Broken Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Rae

  • Telstar: The Joe Meek Story(2008)

    as Medium

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Hideout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Paula Hardyn

  • Puffball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Molly

  • Angel Cake(2006)

    as Millie

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Angel Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Millie

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Elizabeth Percehouse

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Being Julia(2004)

    as Aunt Carrie

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Elise

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Stretford Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Marilyn Massey

  • Helen West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Mellors

  • Out of Depth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Margaret Nixon

  • Swing(1999)

    as Mags Luxford

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Spending Nights with Joan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Bette Davis

  • Under the Skin(1997)

    as Mum

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Boy from Mercury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as May Cronin

  • An Awfully Big Adventure(1995)

    as Aunt Lily

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Gospel According to Harry(1994)

    as Myrna

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Paper Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Lou, gospodyni Alicji

  • Love at First Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Fletcher

  • The Rapture of Deceit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Dora

  • Sunday Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Alice Fletcher

  • Hard Days, Hard Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Rita

  • Resurrected(1989)

    as Mrs. Deakin

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway(1989)

    as Alice Toklas

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Dream(1986)

    as Jean Stoller

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Bread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 10 episodes · as Celia Higgins

  • A Judgment in Stone(1986)

    as Eunice

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Spaghetti House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Kathy Ceccacci

  • Confessions of Felix Krull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Twentyman

  • Seeing Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Jessica Edwards

  • Lady Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlotte Bryant

  • Mysteries(1978)

    as Martha Gude

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Black Journal(1977)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Pane, burro e marmellata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Vera De Virdis

  • Weekend Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Prysselius

  • Green Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Margaret Sheen

  • Ragazzo di borgata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Lucia, madre di Ettore

  • Rachel's Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Leah

  • The 'Human' Factor(1975)

    as Janice

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • No Strings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 7 episodes · as Leonora

  • Fischia Il Sesso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Carol Houston

  • Red Riding Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Grace

  • Straight on Till Morning(1972)

    as Brenda Thompson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Slaughter Day(1972)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Bed Sitting Room(1969)

    as Penelope

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Guru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Jenny

  • Diamonds for Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Bridget Rafferty

  • Smashing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Brenda

  • The Trap(1966)

    as Eve

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Zhivago(1965)

    as The Girl

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Knack... and How to Get It(1965)

    as Nancy Jones

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Girl with Green Eyes(1964)

    as Kathleen "Kate" Brady

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Leather Boys(1964)

    as Dot

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Place to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Catherine Donovan

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Joy

  • Comedy Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonora

  • A Taste of Honey(1961)

    as Jo

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Grace

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 81 titles from 1956 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

$112M worldwide

Highest rated

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Last Night in Soho (2021)

Film career

19562025

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting81 of 81: 81 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s13 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 28% of 18 roles
617111

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Rita Tushingham's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 40 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1989)

85th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Rita Tushingham's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles24–73 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Rita Tushingham work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rita Tushingham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Wood shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers