Acting
Dorothy Atkinson
Born 1966-01-01
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Dorothy Atkinson
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Saltburn
2023
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Skins
2007
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Midsomer Murders
1997
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Hanna
2019
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Call the Midwife
2012
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Peep Show
2003
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Mr. Turner
2014
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Vera
2011
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
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All Creatures Great & Small
2020
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (52 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Agatha Christie's Seven Dials | Lady Maria Coote | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Inside No. 9: The Party's Over | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Joan | Mrs. May | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Ludwig | DCS Carol Shaw | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Saltburn | Paula Quick | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Long Shadow | Betty Hoban | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Gold | Jeannie Savage | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Stonehouse | Betty Boothroyd | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Without Sin | Jessie Cole | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Pistol | Sylvia Cook | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Magpie Murders | Lady Frances Pye | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Mrs Du Frayne | Movie | 2021 |
| The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Mrs. DuFrayne | Movie | 2021 |
 | All Creatures Great & Small | Diana Brompton | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Secrets of the Museum | Self - Narrator | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler | Mary Pennyworth | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Hanna | Therapist | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Peterloo | Singing Weaver | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Mercy | Eve Tetley | Movie | 2018 |
 | Next of Kin | Annabel Ghillies | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Strike | Kathryn Kent | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Harlots | Florence Scanwell | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Mum | Pauline | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Peter & Wendy | Nurse Doyle | Movie | 2015 |
 | Code of a Killer | Barbara Ashworth | TV Series | 2015 |
 | That Day We Sang | Gertrude Riall | Movie | 2014 |
| Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made | Self | Movie | 2014 | |
 | Mr. Turner | Hannah Danby | Movie | 2014 |
 | Inside No. 9 | Sheila | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Town | Ann | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Call the Midwife | Jane Sutton | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Vera | Shirley Hewarth | TV Series | 2011 |
 | PhoneShop | Sue | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Chatroom | Emily’s Mother | Movie | 2010 |
 | Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | May Contain: Nuts | Mrs. Whimhurst | Movie | 2009 |
 | Sunshine | Jennifer | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Skins | Receptionist | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Housewife, 49 | Mrs Mac | Movie | 2006 |
 | Peep Show | Therapist | TV Series | 2003 |
 | All or Nothing | Silent Passenger | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Final Curtain | Betty | Movie | 2002 |
 | Murder in Mind | Julie | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Topsy-Turvy | Jessie Bond | Movie | 1999 |
 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Dora | Movie | 1997 |
 | Midsomer Murders | Angela Lawrence | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Peak Practice | Woman Driver | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Heartbeat | Connie Gibson | TV Series | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Carol Parsons | TV Series | 1992 |
 | London's Burning | Zoe Parrish | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Untitled 13 | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |