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Born, Bargoed, United Kingdom
She was born into a travling theatrical family, so she was acting from a young age. -
Debut at age three in Current Cash
Doris' first show 'Current Cash' was part of a portable theater run by her parents. -
Attended Park Primary School
Doris attended Primary School at an actual school from ages 3-11. After this she traveled with her parents switching between home schooling and local high schools. -
Attends local High Schools
Her paretns owned a traveling theatre, and so Doris attended the local highschools, which in britain are grades 6-12th. -
Played Andre Charlot in 'Hey Diddle Diddle'
Doris played the leading part in the new Andre Charlot revue. One of her first big accomplishments. -
Appears in Night Mail, Jubilee Windows, Opening Night
Doris appeared on screen in minor roles during 1935 in Night Mail, Jubilee Windows, and Opening Night. -
Appeared on Broadway in A Night Must Fall
Doris then acted on a stage on broadway in A NIght Must Fall. -
Appears as Mrs. Maybridge in North Sea Patrol
She played the semi-major role of Mrs. Maybridge in North Sea Patrol, directed by Norman Lee. -
Plays Amelia Reeves in She Couldn't Say No
rDoris had a minor role in the bitish comedy film directed by Graham Cutts. It was about A woman arranges a burglary to try to recover a stolen diary with compromising details written in it. -
Shipmates Ashore
Doris and other actors preformed shows for the merchant navy, the series was called shipmates ashore. It helped boost the morale of troops iin the war and for this she was awarded the MBE. -
Married John Roberts
In 1941 Doris married John Fraser Roberts who was a surgeon. Later in 1973 got divored. -
Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Doris was awarded MBE for her preformances for the merchant navy, the series was called shipmates ashore.
MBE IS The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and it is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order is composed of five classes in civil and military divisions. -
Daughter Sue Born
Sue married John Griffith and inheritted the estate Foxhall. Sue had two children, James and Sophie in 1965 and 1967. -
Daughter Kate Born
Kate Crehan is a professor at the College of Staten Island. -
Plays May Pant in The History of Mr. Polly
Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along. -
Appears as Blonde in Dance Hall
Doris Appeared in Dance Hall, an episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall. -
Plays Nellie in Strangers' Meeting
Doris Played Nellie in Strangers' Meeting a 1957 film directed by Robert Day. It stars Peter Arne and Delphi Lawrence. -
Plays Mrs. Bunker in Another Time, Another Place
Doris played Mrs. Bunker in Another time Another place. An American war correspondent falls in love with a BBC reporter, but their relationship seems doomed from the start. -
Appears as Molly Weaver in The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen is about a disgruntled veteran who recruits a group of disgraced collegues to perform a bank robbery with military precision. -
Appears as Mrs. Small in Dixon of Dock Green TV Series
This was Doris' first role in the tv Dixon of Dock Green about a BBC television series which followed the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police station in the East End of London from 1955 to 1976 -
Joined Royal Shakespeare Company
Doris joined The Royal Shakespeare Company. The Royal Shakespeare Company isa major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. -
Joined the National Theatre at Old Vic
Doris joined the National Theatre Company, the company was based at the Old Vic theatre in Waterloo, untll 1976. -
Appears as Mrs. Benson in Dixon Of Dock Green TV Series
This was Doris' second role in the tv Dixon of Dock Green about a BBC television series which followed the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police station in the East End of London from 1955 to 1976 -
Stared In The Series: On the Buses TV Series
Doris appeared in 67 episodes as the mum in On the buses. On the Buses is the trials and tribulations of bus driver Stan and his conductor Jack unfold in this weekly comedy. The bain of their working life is Inspector Blake who'll do anything to make their lives a misery... and does. Stan and Jack are a couple of "jack-the-lads" who are not averse to clocking a bit of crumpet here and there, but "Blakey" is constantly dampening their ardor. -
Played Alice Pickens on Coronation Street TV Series
Played numerous characters on Coronation Street between 1961-1969, her biggest role being Alice Pickens. Coronation Street is the UK's longest-running TV soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working class people in Manchester, England. -
Plays Stans Mum in Mutiny on the Buses
On the buses is about a bus driver who agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the wedding. Meanwhile, he hits on an idea: Arthur should learn to drive a bus. Somehow he does just that, and even gets a job. Stan then blackmails the Depot Manager into giving him the job of driver on the new money-making Special Tours Bus. -
Played Mrs. Maybel Butler in Holiday On The Buses
Holdiay on the buses is a spin off from On the Buses. When Stan is sacked by the bus company, Stan and Jack get jobs as drivers ferrying punters to and from a holiday camp and arrange for the rest of the family to come and stay. -
Plays Mrs. Fanshawe in Nanny TV Series
Doris appeared in a few episodes of Nanny as Mrs. Fanshawe. Nanny is about Barbara Gray, caring for children in 1930s England. When Barbara Gray leaves the divorce court she has no money, no job just an iron will and a love for children. -
Won a Variety Club Of Great Britain
Doris won a Variety Club of Great Britain Special Award for her contributions to show business in 1982. -
Played Gran on Comrade Dad TV Series
Doris appeared in 7 episodes of comrade dad. Comrade Dad was a BBC television comedy satire series set in 1999 in Londongrad, the capital of the USSR-GB. The UK has been invaded by the Soviet Union and turned into a Communist state. The programme centered around the Dudgeon family (starring George Cole as Reg Dudgeon) and their attempts to adapt to the new order. -
Plays Queenie in The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole TV Series
The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ is a British television series based on the book of the same name written by Sue Townsend. Doris played Queenie wife of Bert Baxter, Adrian's old age pensioner friend, whom Adrian has to look after as part of a school club he is part of. -
Stared in Nuns On The Run as Sister Mary
Brian and Charlie (B & C) work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to "leave", he sets them up to be killed, after they help rob the local Triads of their drug dealing profits. B & C decide to steal the money for themselves, but when their escape doesn't go to plan, they have to seek refuge in a Nuns' teacher training school. Doris played the nun Sister Mary. -
Death, Northwood, United Kingdom
Doris was last seen as Mrs. Hawkins in Second Best in 1994. Doris Lived 1905-2000, and was 95 when she died. In 2012 the TV series "Welsh Greats" made a tribute documentary about Doris' life.
