Dorothy Atkinson Quotes

United Kingdom, Actress
1966

Dorothy Caroline Atkinson (born 1966) is an English actress and singer. She has appeared in several plays by playwright Alan Ayckbourn and in films by Mike Leigh, including Topsy-Turvy, All or Nothing, and Mr. Turner, which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and for which she was nominated for the BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Also known as Singer

I'd heard Joyce Grenfell on the radio, and when Mum gave me a book of her comic routines, I just loved it. Me and my sister shared a bedroom, and every night I'd drive her mad with my version of 'George, Don't Do That' about people we knew at school.

Dorothy Atkinson
- People
- School
- Book
Dad was a passionate sailor, and he taught me.

Dorothy Atkinson
- Dad

If I have half an hour to spare, I just have to hit the shops. And I can get overexcited.

Dorothy Atkinson
I just love playing characters that are a long way away from me.

Dorothy Atkinson
- Long