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Cathy Tyson

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  • Director
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Cathy Tyson in L'emprise des ténèbres (1988)
A husband fights to be with his wife after she is hospitalized and taken to a nursing home.
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Together (2018)
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Cathy Tyson's father is a barrister from Trinidad and her mother is an English social worker. 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 prostitute in Mona Lisa (1986).
BornJune 12, 1965
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BornJune 12, 1965
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson in Mona Lisa (1986)
    Mona Lisa
    7.3
    • Simone
    • 1986
    Bill Pullman in L'emprise des ténèbres (1988)
    L'emprise des ténèbres
    6.4
    • Marielle Duchamp
    • 1988
    Kammy Darweish in The Consequence (2023)
    The Consequence
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2023
    Lilian (2022)
    Lilian
    Short
    • Lilian Bader
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Blue Lights
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023
    • Black Ops
      • Joanna Fisher
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023
    • Swallow
      • Stella
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Black Samphire
      • Pre-production



    • Evie Jones and Jodie Whittaker in Truckload (2025)
      Truckload
      Short
      • Tenant
      • 2025
    • Les enquêtes de Vera (2011)
      Les enquêtes de Vera
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Kath Olivier
      • 2025
    • Akemnji Ndifornyen, Gbemisola Ikumelo, and Hammed Animashaun in Black Ops (2023)
      Black Ops
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Joanna Fisher
      • 2024
    • Emily Watson, Mark Strong, Olivia Williams, and Travis Fimmel in Dune: Prophecy (2024)
      Dune: Prophecy
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Raquella Berto-Anirul
      • 2024
    • Jeff Goldblum and Janet McTeer in Kaos (2024)
      Kaos
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Alecto
      • 2024
    • Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo in Criminal Record (2024)
      Criminal Record
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Doris Mathis
      • 2024
    • Ben Miller in Meurtres au paradis (2011)
      Meurtres au paradis
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Jacqueline StClair
      • 2024
    • Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Daniel Larkai, Stephen McMillan, Áine Rose Daly, Ray Panthaki, Gary Lamont, Hannah Walters, Shaun Fagan, Stephen Odubola, Hannah Traylen, and Izuka Hoyle in The Chef, la série (2023)
      The Chef, la série
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Vivian
      • 2023
    • Saura Lightfoot-Leon and Joseph Quinn in Crasse (2023)
      Crasse
      6.5
      • Sam
      • 2023
    • JoJo & Gran Gran (2020)
      JoJo & Gran Gran
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Gran Gran
      • 2020–2023
    • Gaslight (2023)
      Gaslight
      Podcast Series
      • DI Nina Rawe
      • 2023
    • Parminder Nagra, Lara Pulver, and Lisa McGrillis in Maternal (2023)
      Maternal
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Amanda Hendrix
      • 2023
    • Rory Kinnear, Joel Fry, and Phoebe Dynevor in Bank of Dave (2023)
      Bank of Dave
      7.1
      • Maureen
      • 2023
    • Lilian (2022)
      Lilian
      Short
      • Lilian Bader
      • 2022
    • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, David Morrissey, Cathy Tyson, and Divian Ladwa in Radioman (2022)
      Radioman
      8.6
      Podcast Series
      • Connie Vincent-Jones
      • 2022

    Director



    • Lilian (2022)
      Lilian
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022

    Costume Department



    • Lilian (2022)
      Lilian
      Short
      • wardrobe
      • 2022

    Videos8

    Mona Lisa
    Clip 0:54
    Mona Lisa
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:29
    Trailer
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:29
    Trailer
    The Marker
    Trailer 1:55
    The Marker
    Priest
    Trailer 1:00
    Priest
    The Serpent and the Rainbow
    Trailer 1:22
    The Serpent and the Rainbow
    Priest
    Trailer 1:57
    Priest

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 1.70 m
    • Born
      • June 12, 1965
      • Kingston upon Thames, London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Craig Charles1984 - 1989 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Relatives
      • Cicely Tyson(Aunt or Uncle)
    • Other works
      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, Catherine Terry, Ian Talbot, Zubin Varla, Rebecca Callard, Rupert Wickham, Connor Byrne, Janie Dee, Christopher Biggins, Basil Hoskins, and Susanna Page in the cast. Toby Robertson, Judi Dench and Ian Talbot were directors.
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      Her theatre credits include leading roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park, Talawa and Theatr Clwyd. In 1998 she played an exotic Cleopatra in an acclaimed production of "Antony and Cleopatra" at the English Shakespeare Company.

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