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Karen Dotrice

Karen Dotrice

Actor · Born November 9, 1955 (70) · Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK

Karen Dotrice is a British actress. She is known primarily for her role as Jane Banks in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 9, 1955 (70)
From
Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 15 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 10% in 30 days

What are Karen Dotrice's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Society
25%
Morality
18%
Ideas
9%
Power
6%
Survival
6%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · 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 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Joyful
3
Hopeful
2
Bittersweet
2
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6

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 Karen Dotrice's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karen Dotrice'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

15 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Never Alone For Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Commercial Announcer

  • Mary Poppins Returns(2018)

    as Elegant Woman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as (archive footage)

  • Voyagers!(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Thirty Nine Steps(1978)

    as Alex Mackenzie

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

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

    as Jenny

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny

  • Joseph Andrews (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Pamela

  • Dickens of London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Maria Beadnell

  • Napoleon and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Désirée Clary

  • Upstairs, Downstairs(1971)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lily Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Gnome-Mobile(1967)

    as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Vicky

  • Mary Poppins(1964)

    as Jane Banks

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Three Lives of Thomasina(1963)

    as Mary McDhui

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1963 to 2023; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Mary Poppins (1964)

$103M worldwide

Highest rated

Mary Poppins (1964)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19632023

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1963Screen debut· The Three Lives of Thomasina

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score82nd

By decade

1960s4 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s2 · acting2010s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Karen Dotrice's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser4

Most loved · actor

Mary Poppins (1964)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 51. 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.

Who does Karen Dotrice work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karen Dotrice's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dick Van Dyke shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers