Cathy Tyson
A joy. Controlled, friendly & honest with a delightful sparkle.
Good neutral/RP accent if needed.
Won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Polly in the Channel 4 drama Help.
Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film Mona Lisa, for which she also received a Golden Globe and BAFTA nomination.
Accents
Credits
- Rockets & Blue Lights (Theatre, 2021-20) Danby /Mary /Meg /Shona. Manchester Royal Exchange/National Theatre
- Mcdonald & Dodds (TV, 2021) Jackie Somner. ITV.
- The Canterville Ghost (TV, 2021) Masilda Lovell. BBC
- Help (TV Film, 2021) Polly. Channel 4
- Wolfe (TV, 2021) Fay. Sky
- Whitstable Pearl (TV, 2021) Tina Rowe. Acorn TV
- JoJo & Gran Gran (Animation, 2020) Voice of Gran Gran. Cbeebies.
- The Loss Adjuster (Feature Film, 2020) Gilda. Pink Flamingo Films
- My Beautiful Laundrette (Theatre, 2019) Rachel. Leicester Curve
- Fighter (Theatre, 2019) Alison. Stratford East
- Rebus: Long Shadows (Theatre, 2018) Siobhan. Birmingham Rep.
- The String Quartet's Guide To Sex And Anxiety (Theatre, 2018) Woman. Birmingham Rep.
- Together (TV, 2018) Linda. Marmont Films.
- The Listening Room (Theatre, 2017) Stratford East Theatre.
- Doctors (TV, 2017) Josie Frears. BBC.
- Prawn (Short Film, 2017) Patience.
- Two Graves (Feature Film, 2017) Margaret.
- The Fight (Feature Film, 2017) Viv Best.
- Talking Heads (Theatre, 2017) Irene (Lady of Letters). The Bolton Octagon.
- Winter Hill (Theatre, 2017) Irene. The Bolton Octagon.
- The Marker (Feature Film, 2016) Maura. 104 Films
- The Importance of Being Earnest (Theatre, 2016) Lady Bracknell. Birmingham Rep
- Casualty (TV, 2016) Cider Annie. BBC
- Red Snapper (Theatre, 2016) Lemmie. Belgrade Theatre Coventry
- She Called Me Mother (Theatre, 2016) Evangeline. Tara Arts
- ChickLit (Feature Film, 2016) Diana. Coach House Film
- Radiance (Theatre, 2014) Marie Curie. Tabard Theatre
- Bright Phoenix (Theatre, 2014) Elsie. Liverpool Everyman
- Mob Handed (Feature Film, 2014) The Cabinet Minister.
- Friday (Short Film, 2012) Mother.
- Coming Up (TV, 2011) Yolanda. C4.
- Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World (Feature Film, 2010) Jackie.
- Doctors (TV, 2008) Reverend Grace Summer.
- Bonkers (TV, 2007) DI Short.
- Forgiven (TV, 2007) Therapist.
- Lewis (TV, 2007) Dr. Patterson.
- Emmerdale (TV, 2005-07) Andrea Hayworth. ITV.
- Grange Hill (TV, 2005-07) Miss Gale. BBC.
- Murder Investigation Team (TV, 2005) Val Purser.
- The Bill (TV, 2005) Elspeth Wilkins - Barrister.
- A Thing Called Love (TV, 2004) Theresa Staple.
- Night & Day (TV, 2002-03) Rev. Stephanie Mackenzie.
- Hope & Glory (TV, 1999) Dianne Garrett.
- Gold (TV, 1997) Lead. Follow up to Band of Gold.
- Band of Gold (TV, 1995) Lead next to Geraldine James & Samantha Morton.
- Mona Lisa (Feature Film, 1986) Lead next to Michael Caine & Bob Hoskins.
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11/05/2022
A huge congratulations to Cathy Tyson for winning ’Best Supporting Actress’ at the BAFTAS!
This was for her performance in Channel 4 drama ‘Help’.
30/03/2022
Congratulations to our Bafta 2022 Television nominees!
Congratulations to Aimee Lou Wood, Aisling Bea, Natasia Demetriou, Denise Gough, Sharon Horgan and Cathy Tyson.
08/03/2022
'JoJo and Gran Gran' Series 2 is here! With voices from Cathy Tyson, Inel Tomlinson and Sharon D Clarke.
Cathy Tyson is in every episode as Gran Gran. Inel Tomlinson plays Terence and Sharon D Clarkes plays Marie. Watch on Monday 14th March at 5:25pm on CBeebies.
17/11/2021
New Sky dark comedy series 'Wolfe' featuring Cathy Tyson and Muzz Khan.
The adventures of Professor Wolfe Kinteh, a crime scene investigator in the north of England. All episodes of Wolfe are available on Sky Max and NOW.