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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
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
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

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Chocky 1998 Radio 4 as Mary Gore. See more »

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2 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Cicely Tyson is her aunt. See more »

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