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Edna Doré〔(Alexander DORÉ profile ), ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 14 April 2014.〕 (born Edna Lillian Gorring; 31 May 1921 – 11 April 2014) was a British actress. Doré was known for her bit-part roles in situation comedies and for playing the character of Mo Butcher in ''EastEnders'' (1988–90).〔 ==Career== Doré began her career as a chorus girl in ENSA, before joining the wartime company of Phyllis Dixey at the Whitehall Theatre as a dancer. She later spent seventeen years in repertory theatre before becoming a member of the National Theatre for ten years, especially remembered for her roles in productions directed by Bill Bryden such as ''The Mysteries''.〔 She turned to television acting in 1960 and subsequently had parts in many successful series, including ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Doctor in the House'', ''The Liver Birds'', ''Terry and June'', ''Tenko'', ''Z-Cars'', and ''Open All Hours''. In 1988 she starred in Mike Leigh's award winning film ''High Hopes'', for which she received the award for ''Best Supporting Player'' at the 1989 European Film Awards.〔"(European Film Awards 1989 )", ''europeanfilmacademy.org''. URL last accessed on 2006-12-15〕 Here, she played Mrs. Bender, who suffers from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. That year she was also cast in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', where she played Mo Butcher, the battleaxe mother of Mike Reid's character, Frank Butcher. During her time in the show, she once again received wide acclaim for her portrayal of an elderly lady's descent into Alzheimer's disease. The story—about the effect that Alzheimer's has on the sufferer's family—had to be curtailed when Doré decided to leave the programme in 1990. The character was killed off at the end of 1992. In 1997 she played Kath in ''Nil by Mouth''. Other film credits include ''Tube Tales'' (1999), ''Weak at Denise'' (2001) and ''All or Nothing'' (2002). In later years she had parts in many television shows including: ''Love Hurts'' (1992), ''A Year in Provence'' (1993), ''Casualty'' (1993;1997), ''Men Behaving Badly'' (1997), ''Peak Practice'' (2000), ''Holby City'' (2001), ''Time Gentlemen Please'' (2000–2002), ''The Bill'' (2002;2003 & 2006), ''Eyes Down'' (2003–2004), ''Murder in Mind'' (2003), ''My Family'' (2004), ''Lilly Kinsey'' in ''All About George'' (2005), ''Hotel Babylon'' (2006) and ''Doctors'' (2006), among others. She played the role of Maeve in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "Fear Her" in June 2006. In September 2006 she appeared in the BBC2 comedy sketch show ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'' and in April 2007 she appeared in a guest star role opposite David Jason in ITV's ''Diamond Geezer'', playing the role of Violet. On 24 December 2008 she appeared in the Christmas special of ''Gavin & Stacey'' as Edna, Pete's mother, once again playing a character affected by dementia. In February 2009 she held a small role in an episode of the new series of ''Minder'' on Five. She also played Grace in the Easter movie ''Skellig''. In January 2010 she appeared as Nin Gallagher in Channel 4's ''Shameless''. That same year she appeared in Mike Leigh's film ''Another Year''. In March 2011 she appeared in an episode of ''Midsomer Murders''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edna Doré」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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