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Cathy Tyson

Cathy Tyson, English actress

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Born
June 12, 1965
Age in 2026
61
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1965

About Cathy Tyson

Catherine Tyson is a British actress. She won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film Mona Lisa (1986), which also earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards. She has starred in The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), Priest (1994), and Band of Gold (1995–1997). She won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2022 for her performance in the film Help. In 2021, Tyson appeared in Channel 4 film Help playing Poll, an elderly resident of a care home during the COVID-19 pandemic; the following year she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.

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Cathy Tyson timeline

  1. She won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film Mona Lisa (1986), which also earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards.
  2. She has starred in The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), Priest (1994), and Band of Gold (1995–1997).
  3. In 2021, Tyson appeared in Channel 4 film Help playing Poll, an elderly resident of a care home during the COVID-19 pandemic; the following year she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
  4. She won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2022 for her performance in the film Help.

The world when Cathy Tyson was born

Cathy Tyson was born in 1965. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1965

  • #1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
  • Top movieThe Sound of Music
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
  • Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
  • Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
  • Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
  • Notable inventionAstroturf
  • World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Cathy Tyson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19652026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,600$435,000
Average income$8,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.01$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population194.3M341 million

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