Portrait of Cathy Tyson

Acting

Cathy Tyson

Career

Active from 1984 to 2025, busiest in 2001 and 2020 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cathy Tyson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.7, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Emotional Storytelling 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Unauthorised Absence
Unauthorised Absence

as Headteacher

2020s

20 titles ยท average score 71
Ride or Die
Ride or Die (2026)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Mrs. Williams

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House (2026)
GoodWatch score 76

as Sammy's Gran

Criminal Record
Criminal Record (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Doris Mathis

Hoard
Hoard (2024)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sam

Dune: Prophecy
Dune: Prophecy (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Raquella Berto-Anirul

KAOS
KAOS (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Alecto

Bank of Dave
Bank of Dave (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

as Maureen

Blue Lights
Blue Lights (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Dana Morgan

Whitstable Pearl
Whitstable Pearl (2021)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Tina Rowe

JoJo & Gran Gran
JoJo & Gran Gran (2020)

TV show ยท as Gran Gran

The Loss Adjuster
The Loss Adjuster (2020)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lorna Fitzgerald

McDonald & Dodds
McDonald & Dodds (2020)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Jackie Somner

2010s

8 titles ยท average score 50
The Fight
The Fight (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

as Viv Best

Two Graves
Two Graves (2018)
GoodWatch score 41

as Margaret Powers

The Marker
The Marker (2017)
GoodWatch score 45

as Maura

ChickLit
ChickLit (2016)
GoodWatch score 25

as Diana

Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World
Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World (2013)

as Jackie

Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Jacqueline StClair

Vera
Vera (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Kath Olivier

Drama Trails
Drama Trails (2010)

TV show

2000s

10 titles ยท average score 67
Lewis
Lewis (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Dr Patterson

Bonkers
Bonkers (2007)

TV show ยท as DI Short

Forgiven
Forgiven (2007)

as Therapist

Liverpool Nativity
Liverpool Nativity (2007)

as Herodia

A Thing Called Love
A Thing Called Love (2004)

TV show ยท as Theresa Staple

Coming Up
Coming Up (2003)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Yolanda

Working Shakespeare
Working Shakespeare (2003)

TV show

Night and Day
Night and Day (2001)

TV show

Perfect
Perfect (2001)

TV show ยท as Marie

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

as Josefina

1990s

12 titles ยท average score 69
Always and Everyone
Always and Everyone (1999)

TV show ยท as Stella Gregson

A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave (1996)

as Narrator

Band of Gold
Band of Gold (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Carol Johnson

Priest
Priest (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

as Maria Kerrigan

Modern Times
Modern Times (1995)

TV show

Tasting Freedom
Tasting Freedom (1994)

as Narrator

Remember
Remember (1993)

as Patty

Harry
Harry (1993)

TV show ยท as Jenny Wilson

Angels
Angels (1992)

as Frances

The Lost Language of Cranes
The Lost Language of Cranes (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jerene

Turbulence
Turbulence (1991)

as Melissa

Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue (1991)

as Julie

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 69
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement (1989)

TV show ยท as Annie McPhee

The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

as Marielle Duchamp

The Play on One
The Play on One (1988)

TV show ยท as Julie

Business as Usual
Business as Usual (1987)

as Josie Patterson

On the Palm
On the Palm (1987)

as Celia

Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

as Simone

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Cider Anne

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Celia / Maria Kerrigan

Scully
Scully (1984)

TV show ยท as Joanna