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Kathleen Byron

Kathleen Byron

Actor · Died January 18, 2009, aged 88 · London, England, UK

Kathleen Elizabeth Fell (11 January 1921 – 18 January 2009), known professionally as Kathleen Byron, was a British actress of stage, screen and television.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 11, 1921
Died
January 18, 2009 (aged 88)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 87 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 42% in 30 days

What are Kathleen Byron's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Biography 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
Morality
27%
Power
22%
Self
18%
Bonds
11%
Survival
11%
Ideas
9%
Society
3%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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 7 · Even-paced 6 · 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 5 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Shapeshifter
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
4
Dread
3
Romantic
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2

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 Kathleen Byron's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kathleen Byron's 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

87 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil(2012)

    as Katy Weil

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Perfect Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as Edith

  • Saving Private Ryan(1998)

    as Old Mrs. Ryan

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables(1998)

    as Mother Superior

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dorothea Pike

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Emma(1996)

    as Mrs. Goddard

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Marker

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Molly Rysinski

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Portrait of a Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lady Carnock

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Avril Maitland · as Lizzie Burnley · as Mrs. Anderson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Howards' Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Deverill

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Marker

  • Love and Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Marian

  • Reilly: Ace of Spies(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Savinkova

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • God Speed Co-operation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Margaret Llewelyn Davies

  • From a Far Country(1981)

    as Tadek's Mother

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Unity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Daphne Martin

  • Hedda Gabler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Juliana Tesmen

  • The Elephant Man(1980)

    as Lady Waddington

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 43 episodes · as Martha Finch

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Hurst

  • An Englishman's Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs Ingram

  • Blake's 7(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Clonemaster Fen

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Turner

  • The Upchat Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Johnson

  • Secret Army(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Celeste Lekeu · as Mme. Celeste Lekeu

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Supernatural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Elsbeth Lawrence

  • Almost Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mrs.b Hamilton

  • Jubilee 1977 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Hamilton

  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing(1975)

    as Colonel's Wife

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Brigitta

  • The Abdication(1974)

    as Queen Mother

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Craze(1974)

    as Muriel Sharp

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Daphne Martin

  • Away from It All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Viv

  • Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood(1973)

    as Katherine of Locksley

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Nothing But the Night(1973)

    as Dr. Rose

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Edwardians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Agnes Baden-Powell

  • Crown Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · as Margaret Ellen Povey

  • On Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Elizabeth

  • The Golden Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fanny Assingham

  • The Moonstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lady Verinder

  • Twins of Evil(1971)

    as Katy Weil

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Lyle

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Private Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mrs. Halpern

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

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Ordine

  • The Main Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Amanda Retford

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvia

  • Hammerhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Lady Calvert

  • Countercrime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Miss Hanley

  • The Portrait of a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 4 episodes · as Countess Gemini

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Harvey · as Mrs. Green

  • Callan(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Eve Price

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

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Stewart

  • Sergeant Cork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Ruth Childers

  • Night of the Eagle(1962)

    as Evelyn Sawtelle

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hand in Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Mrs. O'Malley

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

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Faversham

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Deirdre

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Theatre '70 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose Braintree

  • International Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Lemoine

  • Emergency: Ward 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 66 episodes · Actor

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth

  • Secret Venture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Renee L'Epine

  • Profile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Margot Holland

  • Star of My Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Eve Malone

  • The Night of the Full Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Jane

  • Young Bess(1953)

    as Ann Seymour

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Gambler and the Lady(1952)

    as Pat

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • My Death Is a Mockery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Helen Bradley

  • The House in the Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Duchess of Devonshire

  • Four Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Lucienne Templar

  • Hell Is Sold Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Arlette de Balzamann

  • Life in Her Hands(1951)

    as Ann Peters

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scarlet Thread(1951)

    as Josephine

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Tom Brown's Schooldays(1951)

    as Mrs. Brown

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Prelude to Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Anne Bondini

  • The Reluctant Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mme. Annette de Chevreaux

  • Madness of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Verite Faimont

  • The Small Back Room(1949)

    as Susan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Black Narcissus(1947)

    as Sister Ruth

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Matter of Life and Death(1946)

    as An Angel

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Silver Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Schoolmistress

  • The Young Mr. Pitt(1942)

    as Millicent Grey (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Climbing High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Model on Sofa (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles from 1938 to 2001; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Black Narcissus (1947)

$303K worldwide

Highest rated

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19382001

Peak 1997 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

  • 1946Screen debut· A Matter of Life and Death

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 86: 86 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1930s1 · acting1940s6 · acting1950s18 · acting1960s15 · acting1970s26 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

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.

How do Kathleen Byron's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973)

75th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 49. 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 Kathleen Byron's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 0 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kathleen Byron work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kathleen Byron's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emeric Pressburger shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers