Portrait of Kathleen Byron

Acting

Kathleen Byron

Career

Active from 1943 to 1982, busiest in 1951 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kathleen Byron Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Drama 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Romance 2
  • Visually Stunning 2
  • British Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 73
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Edith

1990s

7 titles · average score 78
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
GoodWatch score 88

as Old Mrs. Ryan

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1998)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mother Superior

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Dorothea Pike

Emma
Emma (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Goddard

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Mrs Marker

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Molly Rysinski

Portrait of a Marriage
Portrait of a Marriage (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Lady Carnock

1980s

12 titles · average score 71
Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Avril Maitland / Lizzie Burnley

Howards' Way
Howards' Way (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Laura Deverill

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Mrs Marker

Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage (1984)

TV show · as Marian

Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Madame Savinkova

God Speed Co-operation
God Speed Co-operation (1982)

as Margaret Llewelyn Davies

Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler (1981)

as Juliana Tesmen

Unity
Unity (1981)

as Daphne Martin

From a Far Country
From a Far Country (1981)
GoodWatch score 50

as Tadek's Mother

The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 85

as Lady Waddington

Together
Together (1980)

TV show · as Martha Finch

1970s

28 titles · average score 67
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Mrs. Hurst

An Englishman's Castle
An Englishman's Castle (1978)

TV show · as Mrs Ingram

Blake's 7
Blake's 7 (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Clonemaster Fen

The Professionals
The Professionals (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Mrs. Turner

Secret Army
Secret Army (1977)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Mme. Celeste Lekeu / Madame Celeste Lekeu

The Abdication
The Abdication (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

as Queen Mother

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show · as Daphne Martin

Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood
Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973)

as Katherine of Locksley

The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl (1972)

TV show · as Fanny Assingham

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Margaret Ellen Povey

Twins of Evil
Twins of Evil (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

as Katy Weil

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Miss Lyle

1960s

15 titles · average score 70
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as Sylvia

The Main Chance
The Main Chance (1969)

TV show · as Amanda Retford

The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady (1968)

TV show · as Countess Gemini

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Miss Harvey / Mrs. Green

Callan
Callan (1967)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Eve Price

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show · as Miss Stewart

Sergeant Cork
Sergeant Cork (1963)

TV show · as Captain Ruth Childers

Night of the Eagle
Night of the Eagle (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

as Evelyn Sawtelle

Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mrs. O'Malley

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Miss Faversham

Danger Man
Danger Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Deirdre

1950s

18 titles · average score 60
Secret Venture
Secret Venture (1955)

as Renee L'Epine

Profile
Profile (1954)

as Margot Holland

Star of My Night
Star of My Night (1954)

as Eve Malone

Young Bess
Young Bess (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ann Seymour

The Gambler and the Lady
The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Pat

My Death Is a Mockery
My Death Is a Mockery (1952)

as Helen Bradley

Scarlet Thread
Scarlet Thread (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

as Josephine

The House in the Square
The House in the Square (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as Duchess of Devonshire

Life in Her Hands
Life in Her Hands (1951)

as Ann Peters

Four Days
Four Days (1951)

as Lucienne Templar

The Reluctant Widow
The Reluctant Widow (1950)

as Mme. Annette de Chevreaux

Prelude to Fame
Prelude to Fame (1950)

as Anne Bondini

1940s

6 titles · average score 73
The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room (1949)
GoodWatch score 81

as Susan

Madness of the Heart
Madness of the Heart (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Verite Faimont

Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

as Sister Ruth

A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
GoodWatch score 90

as An Angel

The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Schoolmistress

The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Millicent Grey (uncredited)

1930s

1 title · average score 65
Climbing High
Climbing High (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Model on Sofa (uncredited)