Actor profile

Dorothy Atkinson

1st January 1966 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK Acting

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.

17 Movies 31 TV Shows 48 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over poster

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over 22nd December 2024 as Self

Saltburn poster

Saltburn 16th November 2023 as Paula Quick

Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy poster

Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy 2nd January 2022 as Narrator (voice)

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain poster

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 21st October 2021 as Mrs. DuFrayne

Peterloo poster

Peterloo 1st November 2018 as Singing Weaver

The Mercy poster

The Mercy 9th February 2018 as Eve Tetley

Peter & Wendy poster

Peter & Wendy 26th December 2015 as Nurse Doyle

That Day We Sang poster

That Day We Sang 26th December 2014 as Gertrude Riall

Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made 26th December 2014 as Self

Mr. Turner poster

Mr. Turner 31st October 2014 as Hannah Danby

Chatroom poster

Chatroom 11th August 2010 as Emily’s Mother

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas poster

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas 24th December 2009

Housewife, 49 poster

Housewife, 49 10th December 2006 as Mrs Mac

All or Nothing poster

All or Nothing 18th October 2002 as Silent Passenger

The Final Curtain poster

The Final Curtain 12th October 2002 as Betty

Topsy-Turvy poster

Topsy-Turvy 15th December 1999 as Jessie Bond

Keep the Aspidistra Flying poster

Keep the Aspidistra Flying 20th November 1997 as Dora

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials poster

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials 15th January 2026 as Lady Maria Coote

Joan poster

Joan 29th September 2024 as Mrs. May

Ludwig poster

Ludwig 25th September 2024 as DCS Carol Shaw

The Long Shadow poster

The Long Shadow 25th September 2023 as Betty Hoban

The Gold poster

The Gold 12th February 2023 as Jeannie Savage

Stonehouse poster

Stonehouse 2nd January 2023 as Betty Boothroyd

Without Sin poster

Without Sin 28th December 2022 as Jessie Cole

Pistol poster

Pistol 31st May 2022 as Sylvia Cook

Magpie Murders poster

Magpie Murders 10th February 2022 as Lady Frances Pye

All Creatures Great & Small poster

All Creatures Great & Small 1st September 2020 as Diana Brompton

Secrets of the Museum poster

Secrets of the Museum 6th February 2020 as Self - Narrator

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler poster

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler 28th July 2019 as Mary Pennyworth

Hanna poster

Hanna 28th March 2019 as Therapist

Next of Kin poster

Next of Kin 8th January 2018 as Annabel Ghillies

Strike poster

Strike 27th August 2017 as Kathryn Kent

Harlots poster

Harlots 27th March 2017 as Florence Scanwell

Mum poster

Mum 13th May 2016 as Pauline

Code of a Killer poster

Code of a Killer 6th April 2015 as Barbara Ashworth

Inside No. 9 poster

Inside No. 9 5th February 2014 as Sheila

The Town poster

The Town 5th December 2012 as Ann

Call the Midwife poster

Call the Midwife 15th January 2012 as Jane Sutton

Vera poster

Vera 1st May 2011 as Shirley Hewarth

PhoneShop poster

PhoneShop 7th October 2010 as Sue

Sunshine poster

Sunshine 7th October 2008 as Jennifer

Skins poster

Skins 25th January 2007 as Receptionist

Peep Show poster

Peep Show 19th September 2003 as Therapist

Murder in Mind poster

Murder in Mind 22nd April 2001 as Julie

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Angela Lawrence

Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice 10th May 1993 as Woman Driver

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Carol Parsons

London's Burning poster

London's Burning 7th December 1986 as Zoe Parrish