Background
Barbara Atkinson was born in Manchester to Charles Stuart Atkinson and Dorothy Carol (née Lyons) Atkinson.
Barbara Atkinson was born in Manchester to Charles Stuart Atkinson and Dorothy Carol (née Lyons) Atkinson.
She was educated in Châtelard and trained for the stage at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
Her first professional appearance was at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in December 1945. Atkinson appeared in various television episodes from 1965 onward. Atkinson appeared on several television shows since 1965.
Her first television performance was in an episode of The Wednesday Play in 1965.
Atkinson went on to portray Mission Fellowes in the 1974 television adaptation of William Somerset Maugham"s novel Cakes and Ale. Her most recent television performance was in a 1998 episode of The Bill.
Barbara Atkinson died on New Year"s Day 2015, one week before her 89th birthday, from undisclosed causes.