Edna Doré
Biography
Born Edna Lillian Gorring on May 31, 1921 in Bromely, Kent Edna Doré was an actress, best known for playing the battleaxe Mo Butcher in EastEnders from 1988 to 1990 and for the films Les Misérables (1998), and the Mike Leigh films Another Year, All or Nothing and High Hopes, the latter saw her receive the award for Best Supporting Player at the 1989 European Film Awards. She was married to Alexander Doré. She died on April 11, 2014 in Sussex, England at the age of 92.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Nil by Mouth
as Kath
1997
Weak at Denise
2001
All or Nothing
as Martha
2002
Trust Me
as Rose
1992
Skellig
as Grace
2009
High Hopes
as Mrs Bender
1989
Lena, O My Lena
as Second Woman
1960
Jungle Street
as Mrs. Collins
1960
Les Misérables
as Old Woman
1998
44 Inch Chest
as Archie's Mum
2009
Tube Tales
as Bag Lady (segment "My Father The Liar")
1999
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Umney
1997
More Deadly than the Male
as Ruth LeFol
1959
The Wind of Change
1961
King of the Ghetto
as Mrs Deedes
1986
Stuart: A Life Backwards
as Stuart's Gran
2007
Gas and Candles
as Betty
1991
Brazen Hussies
as Justin's Gran
1996
Another Year
as Allotment Lady
2010
Goodbye Charlie Bright
as Miss Saville
2001
