Acting
Anne Reid
Born 1935-05-28
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Anne Reid
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Hot Fuzz
2007
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Love Actually
2003
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Doctor Who
2005
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The Snowman
2017
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Coronation Street
1960
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Midsomer Murders
1997
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Doctor Who
1963
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
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The Aeronauts
2019
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A Close Shave
1996
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (124 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Riot Women | Nancy | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Wallace & Gromit: The Collection | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Trouble with Jessica | Miranda | Movie | 2024 |
 | Tales of the Tardis | Nurse Crane | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Sixth Commandment | Ann Moore-Martin | TV Series | 2023 |
 | SAS: Red Notice | Charlotte | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Nest | Rory's Mum | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Aeronauts | Ethel Glaisher | Movie | 2019 |
 | Sanditon | Lady Denham | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Years and Years | Muriel Deacon | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Dinnerladies Diaries | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Hold the Sunset | Mrs. Gale | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Romans | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | A Woman of No Importance | Lady Hunstanton | Movie | 2017 |
 | Kaleidoscope | Aileen | Movie | 2017 |
 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Martine Jenkins | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Snowman | Mrs. Bendiksen | Movie | 2017 |
 | Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Self - Voice of Wendolene | Movie | 2015 |
 | Our Zoo | Lucy Mottershead | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Sardines | Geraldine | Movie | 2014 |
 | Inside No. 9 | Geraldine | TV Series | 2014 |
| Inside No. 9 | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Last Witch | Miranda | Movie | 2013 |
 | Believe | Jean Busby | Movie | 2013 |
 | Angel in the House | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | Last Tango in Halifax | Celia | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Song for Marion | Brenda | Movie | 2012 |
 | Prisoners' Wives | Margaret | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self - Participant | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Foster | Diane | Movie | 2011 |
 | Marchlands | Ruth Bowen | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Upstairs Downstairs | Mrs Clarice Thackeray | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Cemetery Junction | Freddie's Gran | Movie | 2010 |
 | Moving On | Diane | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Ladies of Letters | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Faintheart | Barbara | Movie | 2009 |
 | Affinity | Mrs. Brink | Movie | 2008 |
 | In Love with Barbara | Barbara Cartland | Movie | 2008 |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | Self | TV Series | 2007 | |
 | Savage Grace | Nini Daly | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Bad Mother's Handbook | Nancy Hesketh | Movie | 2007 |
 | Hot Fuzz | Leslie Tiller | Movie | 2007 |
 | Five Days | Jen Mason | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Jane Eyre | Gypsy Woman | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The One Show | Self | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering | Grace | Movie | 2006 |
 | A Little Trip to Heaven | Martha | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt | Grace Stringer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Bleak House | Mrs. Rouncewell | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Doctor Who | Florence Finnegan | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Life Begins | Brenda Thornhill | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Shameless | Joan Dallimore | TV Series | 2004 |
 | New Tricks | Sophie Urquhart | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Young Visiters | Mrs. Monticue | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Mother | May | Movie | 2003 |
 | Love Actually | Headmistress (uncredited) | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Booze Cruise | Grace | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Booze Cruise | Grace | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Rose and Maloney | Bea Linden | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Sweet Charity | Agnes | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Jury | June Brierley | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Linda Green | Yvonne Mott | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit | Wendolene (Voice) | Movie | 2001 |
 | Liam | Mrs. Abernathy | Movie | 2001 |
 | Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings | Various Characters | Movie | 2000 |
 | Hearts and Bones | Annie Rose | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Lost for Words | Gloria Brooks | Movie | 1999 |
 | dinnerladies | Jean | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Playing the Field | Mrs. Gill | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Love and Death on Long Island | Maureen | Movie | 1998 |
| Spark | Mrs. Rudge | TV Series | 1997 | |
 | Midsomer Murders | Sarah Proudie | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Wingless Bird | Alice Conway | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | Wendolene | Movie | 1996 |
 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Harriet Clifford | TV Series | 1996 |
 | A Close Shave | Wendolene (voice) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Hilda | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Ready, Steady, Cook | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Pat and Margaret | Maeve | Movie | 1994 |
 | Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love | Jenny | Movie | 1993 |
 | Rik Mayall Presents | Jenny | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Peak Practice | Rita Barrat | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay | Muriel McKay | Movie | 1992 |
 | An Ungentlemanly Act | Mrs Mozeley | Movie | 1992 |
 | Heartbeat | Marjorie Doubleday | TV Series | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Aunt Alison | TV Series | 1992 |
| Rich Tea and Sympathy | Sally | TV Series | 1991 | |
 | The Upper Hand | Nurse Edwards | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Victoria Wood | Sheila | TV Series | 1989 |
| Victoria Wood | Enid | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric | Nurse Crane | Movie | 1989 |
| 4 Play | Pam Radley | TV Series | 1989 | |
| About Face | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 | |
 | A Bit of Fry & Laurie | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Daisy Luttrell | TV Series | 1989 |
 | This Morning | Self | TV Series | 1988 |
 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Joyce Virson | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Inappropriate Behaviour | Mrs Hawke | Movie | 1987 |
 | Casualty | Barbara | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1985 |
| Love and Marriage | Ruth | TV Series | 1984 | |
 | Shine on Harvey Moon | Joan | TV Series | 1982 |
 | The Mallens | Mathilda Bensham | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Mallens | Mathilda Bensham | TV Series | 1979 |
| Leave it to Charlie | Mrs. Hunnicutt | TV Series | 1978 | |
 | Strangers | Audrey Stephens | TV Series | 1978 |
| One of the Boys | Alice | Movie | 1978 | |
 | Matchfit | Sheila Harding | Movie | 1976 |
 | Red Letter Day | Sheila Harding | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Edward G: Like the Filmstar | Eileen Morris | Movie | 1973 |
 | Crown Court | Florence Davenport | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Play for Today | Eileen Morris | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Doctor Who | Nurse Crane | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Coronation Street | Valerie Barlow | TV Series | 1960 |
| Coronation Street | Valerie Tatlock | TV Series | 1960 |
| Time Is the Enemy | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 | |
 | Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 | Secretary | Movie | 1957 |
 | Hancock's Half Hour | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Alison | TV Series | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Melissa | TV Series | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Betsy | TV Series | 1955 |