Dorothy Atkinson

Dorothy Atkinson

Dorothy Caroline Atkinson (born 1966) is an English actress and singer. She has appeared in several plays by playwright Alan Ayckbourn and in films by Mike Leigh, including Topsy-Turvy, All or Nothing, and Mr. Turner, which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and for which she was nominated for the BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. An April 2021 announcement stated that Atkinson would be joining the cast of the second season of All Creatures Great and Small as Diana Brompton.

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Filmography

2024

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/22/2024
Ludwig
Ludwig
as DCS Carol Shaw
TV - Released: 9/25/2024

2023

Saltburn
Saltburn
as Paula Quick
Movie - Released: 11/16/2023
The Gold
The Gold
as Jeannie Savage
TV - Released: 2/12/2023
The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow
as Betty Hoban
TV - Released: 9/25/2023
Stonehouse
Stonehouse
as Betty Boothroyd
TV - Released: 1/2/2023

2022

Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy
Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/2/2022
Magpie Murders
Magpie Murders
as Lady Frances Pye
TV - Released: 2/10/2022
Pistol
Pistol
as Sylvia Cook
TV - Released: 5/31/2022
Without Sin
Without Sin
as Jessie Cole
TV - Released: 12/28/2022

2021

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Mrs Du Frayne
Movie - Released: 10/21/2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Mrs. DuFrayne
Movie - Released: 10/21/2021

2020

Secrets of the Museum
Secrets of the Museum
as Self - Narrator
TV - Released: 2/6/2020
All Creatures Great & Small
All Creatures Great & Small
as Diana Brompton
TV - Released: 9/1/2020

2019

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
as Mary Pennyworth
TV - Released: 7/28/2019

2018

The Mercy
The Mercy
as Eve Tetley
Movie - Released: 2/9/2018
Peterloo
Peterloo
as Singing Weaver
Movie - Released: 11/1/2018
Next of Kin
Next of Kin
as Annabel Ghillies
TV - Released: 1/8/2018

2017

Strike
Strike
as Kathryn Kent
TV - Released: 8/27/2017
Harlots
Harlots
as Florence Scanwell
TV - Released: 3/27/2017

2016

Mum
Mum
as Pauline
TV - Released: 5/13/2016

2015

Peter & Wendy
Peter & Wendy
as Nurse Doyle
Movie - Released: 12/26/2015
Code of a Killer
Code of a Killer
as Barbara Ashworth
TV - Released: 4/6/2015

2014

That Day We Sang
That Day We Sang
as Gertrude Riall
Movie - Released: 12/26/2014
Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner
as Hannah Danby
Movie - Released: 10/31/2014
Movie
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
Movie - Released: 12/26/2014
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9
as Sheila
TV - Released: 2/5/2014

2012

The Town
The Town
as Ann
TV - Released: 12/5/2012
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
as Jane Sutton
TV - Released: 1/15/2012

2011

Vera
Vera
as Shirley Hewarth
TV - Released: 5/1/2011

2010

Chatroom
Chatroom
as Emily’s Mother
Movie - Released: 8/11/2010

2009

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Movie - Released: 12/24/2009

2008

Sunshine
Sunshine
as Jennifer
TV - Released: 10/7/2008

2007

Skins
Skins
as Receptionist
TV - Released: 1/25/2007

2006

Housewife, 49
Housewife, 49
as Mrs Mac
Movie - Released: 12/10/2006

2003

Peep Show
Peep Show
as Therapist
TV - Released: 9/19/2003

2002

The Final Curtain
The Final Curtain
as Betty
Movie - Released: 10/12/2002
All or Nothing
All or Nothing
as Silent Passenger
Movie - Released: 10/18/2002

2001

Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind
as Julie
TV - Released: 4/22/2001

1999

Topsy-Turvy
Topsy-Turvy
as Jessie Bond
Movie - Released: 12/15/1999

1997

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
as Dora
Movie - Released: 11/20/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Angela Lawrence
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1993

Peak Practice
Peak Practice
as Woman Driver
TV - Released: 5/10/1993

1992

Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Connie Gibson
TV - Released: 4/10/1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Carol Parsons
TV - Released: 4/10/1992

1986

London's Burning
London's Burning
as Zoe Parrish
TV - Released: 12/7/1986