Dorothea

I was in Soho when I spotted a woman waiting on a street corner for a taxi. I thought that she had just come out of a salon because her hair looked so smart. When I told her this, she said, "Darling, it's a wig."
I said that she looked fantastic anyway and asked if I could take a shot. She looked delighted and immediately posed like a pro. I told her that she must've done this before, and she replied, "Of course I have young man; look me up - my name is Dorothea Phillips, and I'm an actor."
When I got home, I did look her up - Dorothea Melisande Elizabeth Gwenllian Phillips was born 93 years in Glamorgan, Wales. (Like most actors of her generation, she had no trace of a Welsh accent at all).
Dorothea has appeared in countless films, theatre productions, and TV shows over the last 70-years, working with the likes of Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter O' Toole. Her most recent significant role was in 2000 in the movie '102 Dalmations' where she played 'Mrs. Mirthless' alongside Glenn Close and Gerard Depardieu.
I only had time to take one shot of Dorothea as her taxi came almost immediately. As she got into the cab, she turned to me, gave me a genuinely warm smile, and said, "Thank you so much for taking my photograph; you've made my day."
Most people I photograph just about tolerate me taking the shot. So it was great to meet someone who genuinely loved the experience.