Actor

Edna Doré

May 31, 1921 · Bromley, Kent, England

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.

Notable work

7.6
Doctor Who (2005)
as Maeve
7.2
Les Misérables (1998)
as Old Woman
7
Another Year (2010)
as Allotment Lady
7.5
Midsomer Murders (1997)
as Granny Brightwell

Often works with

Lesley Manville
3 titles together
Another Year, All or Nothing, High Hopes
Ruth Sheen
3 titles together
Another Year, All or Nothing, High Hopes
Tameka Empson
3 titles together
EastEnders, Skellig, Goodbye Charlie Bright
Ray Winstone
3 titles together
Nil by Mouth, 44 Inch Chest, Tube Tales
Hans Matheson
2 titles together
Les Misérables, Tube Tales
Peter Vaughan
2 titles together
Les Misérables, Our Mutual Friend

Full filmography · 51

Gavin & Stacey
as Edna Sutcliffe
20077.4
Hotel Babylon
cast
20067.3
All About George
cast and as Lily
2005
Doctor Who
as Maeve
20057.6
Eyes Down
as Mary Hardcastle
2003
tlc
as Ethel
2002
Murder in Mind
as Grandmother Kite
2001
Our Mutual Friend
as Betty Higden
19987.8
Roger Roger
as May
1998
Midsomer Murders
as Granny Brightwell
19977.5
No Bananas
as Grandma Slater
1996
Peak Practice
as Maisie Jutson and as Maisie Pullen
1993