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Anne Reid

Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 05/28/1935 (89) | Newcastle upon Tyne, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Anne Reid (born 28 May 1935) is an English stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street (1961–1971); Jean in the sitcom dinnerladies (1998–2000); and her role as Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2020) for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. A further nomination in the same category followed for playing Ann Moore-Martin in The Sixth Commandment (2023). For her performance in the film The Mother (2003), Reid won the London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year and received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Other notable film roles include the voice of Wendolene Ramsbottom in Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave (1995) and as Leslie Tiller in ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter. ...

The Mother

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2003 | 3.1/5 | 1h 52min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman. ...

The Snowman

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2017 | 2.6/5 | 1h 59min
Crime, Thriller
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In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking recor ...

The Aeronauts

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2019 | 3.4/5 | 1h 41min
Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
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Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also ha ...

Hot Fuzz

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2007 | 3.8/5 | 2h 1min
Crime, Action, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Anne Reid

Member of The Order of The British Empire London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year Commander of The Order of The British Empire European Film Award for Best Actress Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Movies with Anne Reid as Actress(37)

as Miranda2024 The Trouble with Jessica
as Charlotte2021 SAS: Red Notice
as Rory's Mum2020 The Nest
as Ethel Glaisher2019 The Aeronauts
as Aileen2017 Kaleidoscope
2017 Romans
as Mrs. Bendiksen2017 The Snowman
as Lady Hunstanton2017 A Woman of No Importance
as Self - Voice of Wendolene2015 A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Miranda2013 The Last Witch
as Jean Busby2013 Believe
as Brenda2012 Song for Marion
as Diane2011 Foster
as Freddie's Gran2010 Cemetery Junction
as Barbara2008 Faintheart
as Barbara Cartland2008 In Love with Barbara
as Mrs. Brink2008 Affinity
as Nini Daly2007 Savage Grace
as Nancy Hesketh2007 The Bad Mother's Handbook
as Leslie Tiller2007 Hot Fuzz
as Grace2006 The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
as Martha2005 A Little Trip to Heaven
as Grace Stringer2005 The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
as May2003 The Mother
as Grace2003 The Booze Cruise
as Headmistress (uncredited)2003 Love Actually
as Mrs. Monticue2003 The Young Visiters
as Mrs. Abernathy2001 Liam
2000 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Gloria Brooks1999 Lost for Words
as Maureen1998 Love and Death on Long Island
as Wendolene1996 Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
as Wendolene (voice)1996 A Close Shave
as Maeve1994 Pat and Margaret
as Mrs. Mozeley1992 An Ungentlemanly Act
as Mathilda Bensham1979 The Mallens
as Eileen Morris1973 Edward G: Like the Filmstar

TV Shows/Series with Anne Reid as Actress(47)

as Ann Moore-Martin2023 The Sixth Commandment
as Muriel Deacon2019 Years and Years
as Lady Denham2019 Sanditon
as Mrs. Gale2018 Hold the Sunset
as Martine Jenkins2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Geraldine2014 Inside No. 9
as Lucy Mottershead2014 Our Zoo
as Margaret2012 Prisoners' Wives
as Celia2012 Last Tango in Halifax
as Ruth Bowen2011 Marchlands
as Mrs. Clarice Thackeray2010 Upstairs Downstairs
as Diane2009 Moving On
2009 Ladies of Letters
as Jen Mason2007 Five Days
as Florence Finnegan2005 Doctor Who
as herself2004 Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 Life Begins
as June Brierley2002 The Jury
as Bea Linden2002 Rose and Maloney
as Yvonne Mott2001 Linda Green
as Annie Rose2000 Hearts and Bones
as Jean1998 dinnerladies
as Mrs. Gill1998 Playing the Field
as Sarah Proudie1997 Midsomer Murders
as Alice Conway1997 The Wingless Bird
as Mrs. Rudge1997 Spark
as Hilda1996 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 Dalziel & Pascoe
as Rita Barrat1993 Peak Practice
as Marjorie Doubleday1992 Heartbeat
as Aunt Alison1992 Heartbeat
as Daisy Luttrell1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 A Bit of Fry & Laurie
as Enid1989 Victoria Wood
as Sheila1989 Victoria Wood
1989 About Face
as herself1988 This Morning
1987 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Barbara1986 Casualty
1985 Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
1982 Shine on Harvey Moon
as Florence Davenport1972 Crown Court
1971 Upstairs, Downstairs
1970 Play for Today
as Nurse Crane1963 Doctor Who
as Alison1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Melissa1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood

Additional Information

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Full Name: Anne Reid
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 05/28 1935 (May) in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 89 years + 337 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Rydal Penrhos
Spouses (current/former): Peter Eckersley
Anne Reid frequently works together with these people:
Terry Walsh (39x, Actor)
Paul Eddington (32x, Actor)
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Victoria Wood (19x, Actress)
Pat Gorman (17x, Actor)
Steve Pemberton (17x, Actor)
Paul Copley (15x, Actor)
Celia Imrie (14x, Actress)
Reece Shearsmith (14x, Actor)
Max Faulkner (13x, Actor)
John Scott Martin (13x, Actor)
Nick Park (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:65942, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 04/09/2025