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Dorothy Atkinson

Acting

Born January 1, 1966 · Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Also known as Caroline Dorothy „Dot“ Atkinson · Caroline Dorothy Atkinson · Dot Atkinson

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.

Filmography34 titles

All Creatures Great & Small

2020as Diana Brompton

Inside No. 9

2014as Sheila

Skins

2007as Receptionist

Peep Show

2003as Therapist

Pennyworth

2019as Mary Pennyworth

Ludwig

2024as DCS Carol Shaw

London's Burning

1988as Zoe Parrish

The Long Shadow

2023as Betty Hoban

Pistol

2022as Sylvia Cook

Call the Midwife

2012as Jane Sutton

Midsomer Murders

1997as Angela Lawrence

Hanna

2019as Therapist

Harlots

2017as Florence Scanwell

Vera

2011as Shirley Hewarth

The Gold

2023as Jeannie Savage

Code of a Killer

2015as Barbara Ashworth

C.B. Strike

2017as Kathryn Kent

Mum

2016as Pauline

Heartbeat

1992as Carol Parsons

All or Nothing

2002as Silent Passenger

Saltburn

2023as Paula Quick

Magpie Murders

2022as Lady Frances Pye

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021as Mrs Du Frayne

Peterloo

2018as Singing Weaver

Joan

2024as Mrs. May

Without Sin

2022as Jessie Cole

Topsy-Turvy

1999as Jessie Bond

Mr. Turner

2014as Hannah Danby

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials

2026as Lady Maria Coote

Stonehouse

2023as Betty Boothroyd

Housewife, 49

2006as Mrs Mac

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

1997as Dora

The Mercy

2018as Eve Tetley

Chatroom

2010as Emily’s Mother