Dorothy 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.

Known For

Saltburn

as Paula Quick

Skins

as Receptionist

Mr. Turner

as Hannah Danby

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

as Mrs Du Frayne

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

as Mrs. DuFrayne

Peep Show

as Therapist

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

as Mary Pennyworth

Midsomer Murders

as Angela Lawrence

Chatroom

as Emily’s Mother

The Mercy

as Eve Tetley