Rita Tushingham | |
|---|---|
 Tushingham in 2008 | |
| Born | 14 March 1942 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Spouse(s) | Terry Bicknell (m. 1962; div. 1976) Ousama Rawi
(m. 1981; div. 1996) |
| Partner(s) | Hans-Heinrich Ziemann (1994–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942) is a British 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), Being Julia (2004), and Last Night in Soho (2021).