---
name: "Katherine Dow Blyton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/katherine-dow-blyton"
fi1m_id: "katherine-dow-blyton"
imdb_id: "nm0090069"
tmdb_id: 1252523
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 November 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T17:20:05.109387+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Katherine Dow Blyton

## Identity

Katherine Dow Blyton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/katherine-dow-blyton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** katherine-dow-blyton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0090069
- **TMDB ID:** 1252523
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090069/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1252523

Actor. Born 20 November 1964 in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 November 1964, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- **Active:** 1995–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 76 (2), 2000s 71 (1), 2010s 81 (4), 2020s 55 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Comedy 2, Crime 1, History 1, Romance 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090069/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1252523

## Biography

Katherine Dow Blyton is an English actress. She was born on 20 November 1964 in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, and made her screen debut in an episode of the crime series *Cracker* in 1995. Her first film role came the following year as a nurse in *Brassed Off*.

She has appeared in numerous British television series, including *Hollyoaks* (2001–2005) as Sally Hunter and *Emmerdale* (2013–2022) as Harriet Finch. Other credits include *This Is England '86* (2010), *This Is England '88* (2011) and *This Is England '90* (2015) as Chrissy, *Brassic* (2023) as Geraldine, and the film *Giant* (2025) as Alma Ingle. She is the first cousin twice removed of children's author Enid Blyton.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Giant* (2026), Fi1m 55, as Alma Ingle — [page](https://film.one/film/giant.md)
- *This Is England '90* (2015), Fi1m 81, as Chrissy — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md)
- *The Village* (2013), Fi1m 78, as Mrs H — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-village-2013.md)
- *This Is England '88* (2011), Fi1m 86, as Chrissie — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-88.md)
- *This Is England '86* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Chrissy — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md)
- *At Home with the Braithwaites* (2000), Fi1m 71, as Clinic Receptionist — [page](https://film.one/tv/at-home-with-the-braithwaites.md)
- *Brassed Off* (1996), Fi1m 79, as Nurse — [page](https://film.one/film/brassed-off.md)
- *Band of Gold* (1995), Fi1m 72, as Airport Official — [page](https://film.one/tv/band-of-gold.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Giant* (2026), as Alma Ingle — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/giant.md)
- *Malpractice* (2023), series, as Maria Carter
- *Brassic* (2019), series, as Geraldine — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/brassic.md)
- *Cardboard Boy* (2016), as Amanda
- *This Is England '90* (2015), series, as Chrissy — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md)
- *The Knife That Killed Me* (2014), as Mrs. Botharm
- *Truckers* (2013), series, as Debbie
- *The Village* (2013), series, as Mrs H — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-village-2013.md)
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Annie Mace
- *This Is England '88* (2011), series, as Chrissie — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-88.md)
- *Sirens* (2011), series, as Colette Fox
- *This Is England '86* (2010), series, as Chrissy — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md)
- *The Royal* (2003), series, as Andrea Bennett
- *At Home with the Braithwaites* (2000), series, as Clinic Receptionist — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/at-home-with-the-braithwaites.md)
- *Lost for Words* (1999), as Sister
- *Stone, Scissors, Paper* (1997), as Fran
- *Brassed Off* (1996), as Nurse — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/brassed-off.md)
- *Hetty Wainthropp Investigates* (1996), series, as Kelly
- *Out of the Blue* (1995), series, as Alison
- *Band of Gold* (1995), series, as Airport Official — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/band-of-gold.md)
- *Cracker* (1993), series, as Doctor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)
- *Emmerdale* (1972), series, as Harriet Flinch

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