Portrait of Dorothy Atkinson

Acting

Dorothy Atkinson

Career

Active from 2014 to 2026, busiest in 2017 and 2022 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mum
Mum
GoodWatch score89/100

Characters

8

The characters Dorothy Atkinson played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dorothy Atkinson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • True Crime Drama 2
  • Intellectual Thriller 2
  • Eccentric Protagonist 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

13 titles · average score 72
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (2026)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Lady Maria Coote

Ludwig
Ludwig (2024)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as DCS Carol Shaw

Stonehouse
Stonehouse (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Betty Boothroyd

Saltburn
Saltburn (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

as Paula Quick

The Gold
The Gold (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Jeannie Savage

The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Betty Hoban

Without Sin
Without Sin (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Jessie Cole

Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy
Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy (2022)

as Narrator (voice)

Magpie Murders
Magpie Murders (2022)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Lady Frances Pye

Pistol
Pistol (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Sylvia Cook

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. DuFrayne / Mrs Du Frayne

All Creatures Great & Small
All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Diana Brompton

2010s

18 titles · average score 70
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Mary Pennyworth

Hanna
Hanna (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Therapist

The Mercy
The Mercy (2018)
GoodWatch score 60

as Eve Tetley

Strike
Strike (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Kathryn Kent

Harlots
Harlots (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Florence Scanwell

Mum
Mum (2016)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Pauline

Code of a Killer
Code of a Killer (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Barbara Ashworth

Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner (2014)
GoodWatch score 80

as Hannah Danby

Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9 (2014)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Sheila

Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Jane Sutton

Vera
Vera (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Shirley Hewarth

PhoneShop
PhoneShop (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Sue

2000s

8 titles · average score 74
May Contain: Nuts
May Contain: Nuts (2009)

as Mrs. Whimhurst

Sunshine
Sunshine (2008)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Jennifer

Skins
Skins (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Receptionist

Housewife, 49
Housewife, 49 (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs Mac

Peep Show
Peep Show (2003)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Therapist

All or Nothing
All or Nothing (2002)
GoodWatch score 76

as Silent Passenger

The Final Curtain
The Final Curtain (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Betty

Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind (2001)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Julie

1990s

5 titles · average score 74
Topsy-Turvy
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jessie Bond

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Angela Lawrence

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dora

Peak Practice
Peak Practice (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Woman Driver

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Connie Gibson / Carol Parsons

1980s

1 title · average score 73
London's Burning
London's Burning (1986)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Zoe Parrish