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Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins

Actor, also writer · Born June 16, 1934 (92) · Clapton, London, England, UK

Primetime Emmy winner · BAFTA Award winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 2 other major award bodies

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE (born 16 June 1934) is an English actress and occasional screenwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eileen Atkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 16, 1934 (92)
From
Clapton, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 111 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 42% in 30 days

What are Eileen Atkins' films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
21%
Morality
21%
Power
10%
Society
9%
Survival
7%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 20 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 6 of 11 analyzed roles.

Mentor
6 of 11
Ally
2 of 11
Hero
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
16
Warm
14
Romantic
13
Contemplative
12
Other
33

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eileen Atkins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eileen Atkins' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

111 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bunker(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Wicked Little Letters(2023)

    as Mabel

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Getting Away with Murder(s)(2021)

    as Wanted Nazis

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Vita & Virginia(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Paddington 2(2017)

    as Madame Kozlova

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Carnage(2017)

    as Dorothy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Queen Mary

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • ChickLit(2016)

    as Peggy Law

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Catherine Maier

  • Magic in the Moonlight(2014)

    as Aunt Vanessa

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Creatures(2013)

    as Emmaline Duchannes

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Scapegoat(2012)

    as Lady Spence

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • This September(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Violet Aird

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Upstairs Downstairs(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · Original Series Creator · as Maud, Lady Holland

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Psychoville Halloween Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nurse Edwina Kenchington

  • Wild Target(2010)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood(2010)

    as Eleanor of Aquitaine

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Last Chance Harvey(2008)

    as Maggie Walker

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ballet Shoes(2007)

    as Madame Fidolia

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Cranford(2007)

    Show 7 episodes · as Miss Deborah Jenkyns

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Evening(2007)

    as Nachtschwester

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Scenes of a Sexual Nature(2006)

    as Iris

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Feast of the Goat(2005)

    as Aunt Adelina

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ask the Dust(2006)

    as Mrs. Hargraves

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Queen of Sheba's Pearls(2004)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Tressilian

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Doc Martin(2004)

    Show 25 episodes · as Ruth Ellingham

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Vanity Fair(2004)

    as Miss Matilda Crawley

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Cold Mountain(2003)

    as Maddy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Amanda

  • What a Girl Wants(2003)

    as Jocelyn Dashwood

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Hours(2002)

    as Barbara in the Flower Shop

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Mind and Times of Virginia Woolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • Bertie and Elizabeth(2002)

    as Queen Mary

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Gosford Park(2001)

    as Mrs. Croft

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • David Copperfield(2000)

    as Jane Murdstone

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Women Talking Dirty(1999)

    as Emily Boyle

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Abigail Dusniak

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Wit(2001)

    as Evelyn 'E.M' Ashford

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Sleeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Violet Moon

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jane Murdstone

  • Easter Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as The Mourner

  • Madame Bovary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marie Louise

  • Talking Heads 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • The Avengers(1998)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Dance to the Music of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Brightman

  • Mrs Dalloway(1997)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jack & Sarah(1995)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Cold Comfort Farm(1995)

    as Judith Starkadder

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Wolf(1994)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Maitlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Mrs. May Maitland

  • The Lost Language of Cranes(1991)

    as Rose Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Maitland

  • Let Him Have It(1991)

    as Lilian Bentley

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The House of Eliott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show Creator

  • In My Defence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Emmeline Pankhurst

  • A Room of One's Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Virginia Woolf

  • Chillers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Waggoner

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Princess Dragomiroff

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Mountain Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Elderly woman

  • Talking Heads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Celia

  • T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Reader

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Reader · as Virginia Woolf

  • Roman Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Countess

  • A Hazard of Hearts(1987)

    as Lady Harriet's Maid

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Helen Marriner

  • Breaking Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mrs. Mailer

  • Titus Andronicus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Queen Tamora

  • The Burston Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Kitty Higdon

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Marriner · as Kitty Higdon

  • A Better Class of Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nellie Osborne

  • Royal Variety Performance 1984(1984)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dresser(1983)

    as Madge

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Bewitched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Mrs. Rutledge

  • Nelly's Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Nelly

  • Shades of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Rutledge

  • Smiley's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · as Madame Ostrakova

  • Oliver Twist(1982)

    as Mrs. Mann

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Celebrity Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Stella Kirby

  • Sons and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Gertrude Morel

  • Sons and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 7 episodes · as Gertrude Morel

  • She Fell Among Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Vanity Fair

  • Raku Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Equus(1977)

    as Hesther Saloman

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Vanity Fair

  • Sharon's Baby(1975)

    as Sister Albana

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Lady's Not for Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jennet Jourdemayne

  • Electra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Electra

  • Affairs of the Heart(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Kate Cookham

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lady from the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Ellida

  • The Duchess of Malfi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Duchess

  • Upstairs, Downstairs(1971)

    Show Creator · Writer · as Lady Maud Holland

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Titania

  • Stage 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as The Duchess of Malfi

  • The Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Olga

  • Solo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Double Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Woman

  • W. Somerset Maugham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Leslie Crosbie · as Olive Hardy

  • Nothing's Ever Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Her

  • Inadmissible Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Shirley

  • Half Hour Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Her

  • Five More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Girl

  • The Big Man Coughed and Died (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as The Girl

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Catherine Sloper · as Electra · as Olga · as Titania

  • Fable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Joan

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan · as Mabel · as The Girl · as Woman

  • The Massingham Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charlotte Verney

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Eileen

  • The Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as The Girl

  • An Age of Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan la Pucelle · as Lady

  • The Lives of Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Elizabeth Costello

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles, 108 of them dated from 1960 to 2024; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

Robin Hood (2010)

$322M worldwide

Highest rated

Doc Martin (2004)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19602024

Peak 2002 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1976Screen debut· I Don't Want to Be Born
  • 1995First top-billed film· Cold Comfort Farm
  • 1995Breakout· Cold Comfort Farm
  • 1995Career best· Cold Comfort Farm
  • 2001Screen Actors Guild Award win· Gosford Park
  • 2007Career best· Cranford
Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting107 of 110: 105 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting3 of 110: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 110: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s14 · acting1970s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew1980s23 · acting1990s15 · 13 acting · 2 crew2000s26 · acting2010s14 · 13 acting · 2 crew2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 3% of 30 roles
7691010611

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 8 major nominations, 1970–2011.

WinNomination
  1. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
  2. 2009
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  3. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress
  4. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  5. 1985
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  6. 1970
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Eileen Atkins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984)

93rd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Crown (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Eileen Atkins' work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles8–76 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles22–68 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles17–54 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles12–41 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles8–71 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Eileen Atkins work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eileen Atkins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emma Thompson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles