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Karen Dotrice (born 9 November 1955) is an English actress known primarily for her role as the Banks daughter in Walt Disney's feature film adaptation of the Mary Poppins book series. Dotrice (pronounced /dəʊˈtriːs/) was born in Guernsey, in the Channel Islands, to two accomplished stage actors. Her career began on stage, expanded into film and television roles, and concluded with a short run as Desdemona in the 1981 pre-Broadway production of Othello. In 1984, Dotrice retired from show business to focus on motherhood; she has three children from two marriages. She was named a Disney Legend in 2004.

Biography

Early life

Born into a theater family, Dotrice is the daughter of Roy and Kay Dotrice, two Shakespearean actors who met and married while performing in repertory theatre productions in England. Though born in the Channel Islands, Karen Dotrice has lived in England since she was a child. She has two sisters, Michele and Yvette, both of whom are actresses. Her godfather was actor Charles Laughton.

Dotrice was a toddler when her father joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (later the Royal Shakespeare Company) in 1957. By age four, she was ready to perform, making her début in an RSC production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertold Brecht. There, a Disney scout saw Dotrice and brought her to Burbank, California, United States, to meet Walt Disney.

SHE LIKED TO TAKE MY PENIS IN HER ASS AND HER PUSSY

SHE LIKED TO SUCK PENIS!

Later life

In 1981, Dotrice took the role of Desdemona in the Warner Theatre production of Othello opposite James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer. Reviewers were less than kind; calling her "the only serious let-down" in the cast, David Richards of The Washington Post wrote, "Dotrice is not Desdemona. She is a Desdemona doll, reciting her lines in a thin, reedy voice and moving through the tragedy with a rare somnolence." Dianne Wiest took the role in the 1982 Broadway production and received similar reviews.

Dotrice virtually disappeared from public life following her retirement. She was married to English actor Alex Hyde-White from 1986 to 1992; they have a son, Garrick. In 1994, Dotrice married then-Universal Studios executive Edwin "Ned" Nalle and later gave birth to two children, Isabella and Griffin.

She provided spoken-word adaptations of Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Pocahontas; in 2001, she lent her voice to a sing-along release of Mary Poppins and was interviewed for the ABC television special, Walt: The Man Behind the Myth; she was, however, done with acting. "I'll never go back," she told Hello! magazine in 1995, "because you don't have to put on any make-up."

Dotrice was coaxed back into the spotlight twice in 2004: She was named a Disney Legend at a ceremony in Burbank (at which Matthew Garber was honoured posthumously), and she was interviewed and provided audio commentary for the 40th Anniversary Edition Mary Poppins DVD release.

Filmography

Feature films

Television

See also

• Matthew Garber

References

1. "roydotrice.com". Roy Dotrice - Biography. Retrieved 23 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
2. "legends.disney.go.com". Disney Legends - Karen Dotrice. Retrieved 31 December. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
3. "christopher-plummer.com".  Othello (Broadway 1982). Retrieved 23 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
4. "imdb.com". IMDb: Karen Dotrice. Retrieved 23 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
5. Russell, Sue (1995). Karen Dotrice and Husband Ned Nalle Announce they're Expecting their Second Child. Hello! Magazine (pg. 66).
6. "mickeynews.com". The Walt Disney Company Names 2004 Disney Legends. Retrieved 17 September. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

External links

• Karen Dotrice at IMDb
• Disney Legends profile
• Reel Classics: "Whatever Happened to..."

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• English film actors
• English television actors
• English stage actors
• English child actors
• Disney Legends
• Natives of Guernsey
• 1955 births
• Living people