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Dorothy Atkinson
ACTOR

Dorothy Atkinson

Known for Saltburn · Hanna · Mr. Turner

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…

Snapshot 2026-10-16

Born
Jan 1, 1966
Birthplace
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

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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Known For

MOVIESaltburn
SaltburnPaula Quick · 2023
★ 6.9
TVHanna
HannaTherapist · 2019
★ 7.4
MOVIEMr. Turner
Mr. TurnerHannah Danby · 2014
★ 6.5
MOVIEThe Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life of Louis WainMrs Du Frayne · 2021
★ 6.9
TVPeep Show
Peep ShowTherapist · 2003
★ 8.0
TVPennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's ButlerMary Pennyworth · 2019
★ 7.9
TVMidsomer Murders
Midsomer MurdersAngela Lawrence · 1997
★ 7.5
MOVIEChatroom
ChatroomEmily’s Mother · 2010
★ 5.8

Filmography

Movies

Keep the Aspidistra FlyingDora
1997
Topsy-TurvyJessie Bond
1999
All or NothingSilent Passenger
2002
The Final CurtainBetty
2002
Housewife, 49Mrs Mac
2006
May Contain: NutsMrs. Whimhurst
2009
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009
ChatroomEmily’s Mother
2010
Mr. TurnerHannah Danby
2014
That Day We SangGertrude Riall
2014
VW
Victoria Wood - That Musical We MadeSelf
2014
Peter & WendyNurse Doyle
2015
PeterlooSinging Weaver
2018
The MercyEve Tetley
2018
The Electrical Life of Louis WainMrs Du Frayne
2021
The Electrical Life of Louis WainMrs. DuFrayne
2021
Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice GuyNarrator (voice)
2022
SaltburnPaula Quick
2023
Inside No. 9: The Party's OverSelf
2024
Untitled 13

Television

London's BurningZoe Parrish · 17 eps
1986
HeartbeatConnie Gibson · 1 eps
1992
HeartbeatCarol Parsons · 1 eps
1992
Peak PracticeWoman Driver · 1 eps
1993
Midsomer MurdersAngela Lawrence · 1 eps
1997
Murder in MindJulie · 1 eps
2001
Peep ShowTherapist · 1 eps
2003
SkinsReceptionist · 1 eps
2007
SunshineJennifer · 3 eps
2008
PhoneShopSue · 1 eps
2010
VeraShirley Hewarth · 1 eps
2011
Call the MidwifeJane Sutton · 6 eps
2012
The TownAnn · 3 eps
2012
Inside No. 9Sheila · 1 eps
2014
Code of a KillerBarbara Ashworth · 2 eps
2015
MumPauline · 18 eps
2016
HarlotsFlorence Scanwell · 16 eps
2017
StrikeKathryn Kent · 2 eps
2017
Next of KinAnnabel Ghillies · 2 eps
2018
HannaTherapist · 2 eps
2019
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's ButlerMary Pennyworth · 30 eps
2019
All Creatures Great & SmallDiana Brompton · 2 eps
2020
Secrets of the MuseumSelf - Narrator · 18 eps
2020
Magpie MurdersLady Frances Pye · 5 eps
2022
PistolSylvia Cook · 4 eps
2022
Without SinJessie Cole · 4 eps
2022
StonehouseBetty Boothroyd · 3 eps
2023
The GoldJeannie Savage · 4 eps
2023
The Long ShadowBetty Hoban · 2 eps
2023
JoanMrs. May · 5 eps
2024
LudwigDCS Carol Shaw · 12 eps
2024
Agatha Christie's Seven DialsLady Maria Coote · 3 eps
2026

Photos

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