Cathy Tyson
Biography
Cathy Tyson is a British actress who grew up in Liverpool and began acting with the Everyman Youth Theatre in her teens before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1984, where she took the lead in Golden Girls. She made her film debut as Simone in Mona Lisa (1986), a performance that won her a Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for her supporting role and brought Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. Her other films include The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), The Lost Language of Cranes (1992), Priest (1995) and Bank of Dave (2023), while on television she is probably best known as Carol Johnson in the ITV series Band of Gold. Later credits include the film Help (2021), which earned her a British Academy Television Award for her supporting performance, the CBeebies series JoJo & Gran Gran, and Hoard (2024). She also directed the short film Lilian.
61years old
Turns 62 on June 12in 242 days
- Born Kingston upon Thames
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Catherine Tyson and Cathy A.Tyson
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 38 years1986 to 2024
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First role
In 1984, Tyson became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she played the lead in the company's production of Golden Girls.
Early training
Tyson went to Liverpool's Everyman Youth Theatre as a teenager. At 17 she left college to follow an acting career there.
Behind the camera
Tyson took on both directing and acting duties for Lilian, a 2022 short film centered on Lilian Bader of the WAAF.
Cathy Tyson movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Cathy Tyson shares two films with Eileen Atkins, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Eileen Atkins's page
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Brian Cox's page
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Bill Pullman's page
All films by Wes Craven
All films by Neil Jordan
Chris FogginDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Chris Foggin
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