Person
Anne Reid
Acting · Born 1935-05-28 · Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Biography
Anne Reid, MBE is an English stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street; Jean in the sitcom dinnerladies; and her BAFTA-nominated role as Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Sarah Proudie
Doctor Who
Florence Finnegan
Coronation Street
Valerie Barlow
Play for Today
Eileen Morris
Doctor Who
Nurse Crane
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Daisy Luttrell
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Contestant
Casualty
Barbara
The One Show
Self
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Alison
Filmography
- 2025Riot WomenNancy
- 2024Wallace & Gromit: The Collection
- 2024The Trouble with JessicaMiranda
- 2023Tales of the TardisNurse Crane
- 2023The Sixth CommandmentAnn Moore-Martin
- 2021SAS: Red NoticeCharlotte
- 2020The NestRory's Mum
- 2019The AeronautsEthel Glaisher
- 2019SanditonLady Denham
- 2019Years and YearsMuriel Deacon
- 2018Dinnerladies DiariesSelf
- 2018Hold the SunsetMrs. Gale
- 2017Romans
- 2017A Woman of No ImportanceLady Hunstanton
- 2017KaleidoscopeAileen
- 2017Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsMartine Jenkins
- 2017The SnowmanMrs. Bendiksen
- 2016Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria WoodSelf
- 2015A Grand Night In: The Story of AardmanSelf - Voice of Wendolene
- 2014Our ZooLucy Mottershead
- 2014SardinesGeraldine
- 2014Inside No. 9Geraldine
- 2013The Last WitchMiranda
- 2013BelieveJean Busby
- 2012Last Tango in HalifaxCelia
- 2012Song for MarionBrenda
- 2012Prisoners' WivesMargaret
- 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant
- 2011FosterDiane
- 2011MarchlandsRuth Bowen
- 2010Upstairs DownstairsMrs Clarice Thackeray
- 2010Cemetery JunctionFreddie's Gran
- 2009Moving OnDiane
- 2009Ladies of Letters
- 2009FaintheartBarbara
- 2008AffinityMrs. Brink
- 2008In Love with BarbaraBarbara Cartland
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
- 2007Savage GraceNini Daly
- 2007The Bad Mother's HandbookNancy Hesketh
- 2007Hot FuzzLeslie Tiller
- 2007Five DaysJen Mason
- 2006Jane EyreGypsy Woman
- 2006The One ShowSelf
- 2006The Booze Cruise III: The ScatteringGrace
- 2005A Little Trip to HeavenMartha
- 2005The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure HuntGrace Stringer
- 2005Bleak HouseMrs. Rouncewell
- 2005Doctor WhoFlorence Finnegan
- 2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self
- 2004Life BeginsBrenda Thornhill
- 2004ShamelessJoan Dallimore
- 2004New TricksSophie Urquhart
- 2003The Young VisitersMrs. Monticue
- 2003The MotherMay
- 2003Love ActuallyHeadmistress (uncredited)
- 2003The Booze CruiseGrace
- 2003The Booze CruiseGrace
- 2002Rose and MaloneyBea Linden
- 2002Sweet CharityAgnes
- 2002The JuryJune Brierley
- 2001Linda GreenYvonne Mott
- 2001The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & GromitWendolene (Voice)
- 2001LiamMrs. Abernathy
- 2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsVarious Characters
- 2000Hearts and BonesAnnie Rose
- 1999Lost for WordsGloria Brooks
- 1998dinnerladiesJean
- 1998Love and Death on Long IslandMaureen
- 1998Playing the FieldMrs. Gill
- 1997SparkMrs. Rudge
- 1997Midsomer MurdersSarah Proudie
- 1997The Wingless BirdAlice Conway
- 1996Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman AnimationWendolene
- 1996A Close ShaveWendolene (voice)
- 1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesHilda
- 1994Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Contestant
- 1994Pat and MargaretMaeve
- 1993Rik Mayall Presents: Micky LoveJenny
- 1993Rik Mayall PresentsJenny
- 1993Peak PracticeRita Barrat
- 1992Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKayMuriel McKay
- 1992An Ungentlemanly ActMrs Mozeley
- 1992HeartbeatMarjorie Doubleday
- 1991Rich Tea And Sympathy
- 1990The Upper HandNurse Edwards
- 1989Victoria WoodSheila
- 1989Doctor Who: The Curse of FenricNurse Crane
- 19894 PlayPam Radley
- 1989About Face
- 1989A Bit of Fry & Laurie
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotDaisy Luttrell
- 1988This MorningSelf
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesJoyce Virson
- 1987Inappropriate BehaviourMrs Hawke
- 1986CasualtyBarbara
- 1985Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
- 1984Love and MarriageRuth
- 1982Shine on Harvey MoonJoan
- 1979The MallensMathilda Bensham
- 1979The MallensMathilda Bensham
- 1978Leave it to CharlieMrs. Hunnicutt
- 1978StrangersAudrey Stephens
- 1978One of the BoysAlice
- 1976MatchfitSheila Harding
- 1976Red Letter DaySheila Harding
- 1973Edward G: Like the FilmstarEileen Morris
- 1972Crown CourtFlorence Davenport
- 1971Upstairs, Downstairs
- 1970Play for TodayEileen Morris
- 1963Doctor WhoNurse Crane
- 1960Coronation StreetValerie Barlow
- 1958Time Is the Enemy
- 1957Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1Secretary
- 1956Hancock's Half Hour
- 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodAlison
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