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Cathy Tyson

Actress

Cathy Tyson is the daughter of a black barrister from Trinidad and a white English social worker mother. She dropped out of college at age 17 to pursue acting at Liverpool's Everyman's Theater. After a 1984 production of "The Blitz Show", she won admission to the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her film debut was as an elegant black prostitute in Mona Lisa. See full bio »

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2011 Coming Up (TV series)
Yolanda
– Hooked (2011) … Yolanda
 
2011/I Friday (short)
Mother
 
2010 Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World
Jackie
 
2008 Fitzmary 3 (short)
Linda
 
2008 Doctors (TV series)
Reverend Grace Sumner
– What the World Needs Now (2008) … Reverend Grace Sumner
 
2007 Liverpool Nativity (TV movie)
Herodia
 
2007 Forgiven (TV movie)
Therapist
 
2007 Emmerdale (TV series)
Andrea Hayworth
– Episode #1.4755 (2007) … Andrea Hayworth
 
2005-2007 Grange Hill (TV series)
Miss Gale / Mrs. Gale / Miss Gayle
– Episode #30.20 (2007) … Miss Gayle
– Episode #30.19 (2007) … Miss Gale
– Episode #30.18 (2007) … Mrs. Gale
– Episode #30.16 (2007) … Miss Gale
– Episode #30.13 (2007) … Mrs. Gale
See all 10 episodes »
 
2007 Bonkers (TV series)
D.I. Short
– Episode #1.5 (2007) … D.I. Short
– Episode #1.4 (2007) … D.I. Short
– Episode #1.3 (2007) … D.I. Short
– Episode #1.2 (2007) … D.I. Short
 
2007 Inspector Lewis (TV series)
Dr Patterson
– Old School Ties (2007) … Dr Patterson
 
2000-2005 The Bill (TV series)
Elspeth Wilkins - Barrister / Sonya Kibanga
– 339 (2005) … Elspeth Wilkins - Barrister
– 338 (2005) … Elspeth Wilkins - Barrister
– Beyond Conviction (2000) … Sonya Kibanga
 
2005 Murder Investigation Team (TV series)
Val Purser
– Episode #2.2 (2005) … Val Purser
 
2004 A Thing Called Love (TV series)
Theresa Staple
– The Lost Child (2004) … Theresa Staple
 
2004 Holby City (TV series)
Susan Green
– All the King's Men (2004) … Susan Green
 
2002-2003 Night & Day (TV series)
Rev. Stephanie MacKenzie
 
2001 Perfect (TV movie)
Marie
 
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
Josefina
 
2000 Always and Everyone (TV series)
Stella
– Episode #2.7 (2000) … Stella
 
1999 Hope & Glory (TV series)
Diane Garrett
– Episode #1.6 (1999) … Diane Garrett
 
1995-1997 Band of Gold (TV series)
Carol Johnson
– Tainted Love: Part Two (1997) … Carol Johnson
– Tainted Love: Part One (1997) … Carol Johnson
– The Catch: Part Two (1997) … Carol Johnson
– The Catch: Part One (1997) … Carol Johnson
– She's Back: Part Two (1997) … Carol Johnson
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1997 Gold (TV series)
Carol Johnson
 
1995 Harry (TV series)
Jenny Wilson
– Episode #2.6 (1995) … Jenny Wilson
 
1995 Hidden Empire: A Son of Africa (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1994 Body (short)
The woman
 
1994 Priest
Maria Kerrigan
 
1993 Remember (TV movie)
Patty
 
1993 Medics (TV series)
Lucy Wyatt
– Episode #3.4 (1993) … Lucy Wyatt
 
1993 Runaway Bay (TV series)
Philippa Devine
– Heartbreak Hotel (1993) … Philippa Devine
 
1992 Angels (TV movie)
Frances
 
1987-1992 Screen Two (TV series)
Jerene Parks
– The Lost Language of Cranes (1992) … Jerene Parks
– On the Palm (1987)
 
1992 The Golden Years (TV movie)
Marina
 
1991 The Lost Language of Cranes (TV movie)
Jerene Parks
 
1991 Great Performances (TV series)
Jerene Parks
– The Lost Language of Cranes (1991) … Jerene Parks
 
1991 The Play on One (TV series)
Julie
– Out of the Blue (1991) … Julie
 
1991 Turbulence
Melissa
 
1990 TECX (TV series)
Serena
– Getting Personnel (1990) … Serena
 
1990 Chancer (TV series)
Alex Crane
– History (1990) … Alex Crane
 
1989 Rules of Engagement (TV mini-series)
Annie McPhee
– Episode #1.6 (1989) … Annie McPhee
– Episode #1.5 (1989) … Annie McPhee
– Episode #1.4 (1989) … Annie McPhee
– Episode #1.3 (1989) … Annie McPhee
– Episode #1.2 (1989) … Annie McPhee
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1988 Business as Usual
Josie Patterson
 
1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow
Marielle Duchamp
 
1986 Mona Lisa
Simone
 
1986 Lenny Henry Tonite (TV series)
– Popsi (1986)
 
1984 Scully (TV series)
Joanna
 
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2008 Drama Trails (TV series documentary)
Herself
– 'Jewel in the Crown' to 'Band of Gold' (2008) … Herself
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
– Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (2007) … Herself
 
2006 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 February 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2005 RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare (video)
Herself
 
2003 The Laurence Olivier Awards 2003 (TV special)
Presenter
 
2002 Horizon (TV series documentary)
Herself - Narrator
– The A6 Murder (2002) … Herself - Narrator
 
2002 Injustice (documentary)
Narrator
 
1987 Acting (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
– Brian Cox: On Acting in Shakespearean Tragedy … Herself
 
1987 The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
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1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Simone (uncredited)
 

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Priest -- Clip: Rope-Dart Fight Priest -- Open-ended Trailer from Miramax Mona Lisa -- Open-ended Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1993) She acted in the New Shakespeare Company production of Richard Rodgers and Moss Hart's musical adaptation of Mark Twain's novel, "A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court" at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park, London, England with Geordie Johnson, Clive Carter, Guy Burgess... See more »

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Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Trivia:

Son Jack Joseph born in June 1988 with husband Craig Charles. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini