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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 (1961–71); Jean in the sitcom Dinnerladies (1998–2000); and her BAFTA-nominated role as Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2020). She won the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year for the film The Mother (2003).
Born
Tuesday, 28 May 1935
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Trouble with Jessica | Miranda | 2024 |
| The Sixth Commandment | Ann Moore-Martin | 2023 |
| Happy Birthday Bill | Self | 2022 |
| SAS: Red Notice | Charlotte | 2021 |
| Victoria Wood: The Secret List | Jean | 2020 |
| Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh | Self | 2020 |
| The Nest | Rory's Mum | 2020 |
| Coronation Street at Christmas | Valerie Barlow | 2019 |
| The Aeronauts | Ethel Glaisher | 2019 |
| Coronation Street Icons | Valerie Barlow | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Trouble with Jessica | Miranda | 2024 |
| The Sixth Commandment | Ann Moore-Martin | 2023 |
| Happy Birthday Bill | Self | 2022 |
| SAS: Red Notice | Charlotte | 2021 |
| Victoria Wood: The Secret List | Jean | 2020 |
| Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh | Self | 2020 |
| The Nest | Rory's Mum | 2020 |
| Coronation Street at Christmas | Valerie Barlow | 2019 |
| The Aeronauts | Ethel Glaisher | 2019 |
| Coronation Street Icons | Valerie Barlow | 2019 |
| Sanditon | Lady Denham | 2019 |
| Years and Years | Muriel Deacon | 2019 |
| Dinnerladies Diaries | Jean / Self / Various Characters | 2018 |
| Hold the Sunset | Queenie / Mrs. Gale | 2018 |
| Retaliation | Mother | 2017 |
| A Woman of No Importance | Lady Hunstanton | 2017 |
| Kaleidoscope | Aileen | 2017 |
| The Snowman | Mrs. Bendiksen | 2017 |
| Electric Dreams | Martine | 2017 |
| Our Friend Victoria | Self / Jean / Various Characters | 2017 |
| Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood | Self / Various Characters | 2016 |
| A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Self - Voice of Wendolene | 2015 |
| Our Zoo | Lucy Mottershead | 2014 |
| Inside No. 9 | Geraldine | 2014 |
| Portrait Artist of the Year | Self - Sitter | 2013 |
| The Last Witch | Miranda | 2013 |
| Believe | Jean Busby | 2013 |
| Jo Brand's Great Wall of Comedy | Self | 2013 |
| Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea | Jean | 2013 |
| Last Tango in Halifax | Celia | 2012 |
| Unfinished Song | Brenda | 2012 |
| Prisoners Wives | Margaret | 2012 |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self | 2011 |
| Foster | Diane | 2011 |
| Marchlands | Ruth Bowen | 2011 |
| Upstairs Downstairs | Mrs. Clarice Thackeray | 2010 |
| The Stars of the Street: 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters | Valerie Barlow | 2010 |
| Cemetery Junction | Freddie's Gran | 2010 |
| Doctor Who Greatest Moments | (archive footage) | 2009 |
| Moving On | Diane | 2009 |
| Grandpa in My Pocket | Madame Vibrato | 2009 |
| Ladies of Letters | Vera Small | 2009 |
| In Love with Barbara | Barbara Cartland | 2008 |
| Affinity | Mrs. Brink | 2008 |
| Faintheart | Barbara | 2008 |
| Hit for Six | Show Producer | 2007 |
| Savage Grace | Nini Daly | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Jean | 2007 |
| Hot Fuzz | Leslie Tiller | 2007 |
| Five Days | Jen Mason | 2007 |
| The Bad Mother's Handbook | Nancy Hesketh | 2007 |
| Jane Eyre | Gypsy Woman | 2006 |
| A Little Trip to Heaven | Martha | 2005 |
| The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt | Grace Stringer | 2005 |
| Bleak House | Mrs. Rouncewell | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | Florence Finnegan | 2005 |
| Marple | Sister Agnes | 2004 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Celia / Various Characters / Self | 2004 |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | Herself | 2004 |
| Life Begins | Brenda Thornhill | 2004 |
| Shameless | Joan Dallimore | 2004 |
| Doc Martin | Mrs. Dingley | 2004 |
| The Young Visiters | Mrs. Monticue | 2003 |
| The Mother | May | 2003 |
| Cheers and Tears | Grace | 2003 |
| Love Actually | Headmistress | 2003 |
| Comedy Connections | Self | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Sophie Urquhart | 2003 |
| The Jury | June Brierley | 2002 |
| Linda Green | Yvonne Mott | 2001 |
| Liam | Mrs. Abernathy | 2001 |
| Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings | Various Characters | 2000 |
| Hearts and Bones | Annie Rose | 2000 |
| Lost for Words | Gloria Brooks / Gloria | 1999 |
| Dinnerladies | Jean | 1998 |
| Women of Coronation Street | Valerie Barlow | 1998 |
| Playing the Field | Mrs. Gill / Mrs Gill | 1998 |
| Love and Death on Long Island | Maureen | 1998 |
| Midsomer Murders | Sarah Proudie | 1997 |
| The Wingless Bird | Alice Conway | 1997 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Harriet Clifford - Dalziel's Sister | 1996 |
| Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... | Gwen / Mother / Mrs. Thompson | 1996 |
| Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Hilda | 1996 |
| A Close Shave | Wendolene (voice) / Wendolene | 1995 |
| Sometime, Never | Annette | 1995 |
| The Infiltrator | Ingrid Fischer | 1995 |
| Next of Kin | Patsy | 1995 |
| Room 101 | Wendolene Ramsbottom | 1994 |
| Roughnecks | Renie | 1994 |
| Peak Practice | Rita Barrat | 1993 |
| Firm Friends | Wendy Holmes | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Marjorie Doubleday / Aunt Alison | 1992 |
| An Ungentlemanly Act | Mrs. Mozeley | 1992 |
| Very Big Very Soon | Susan Driscoll | 1991 |
| Made in Heaven | Wilma | 1990 |
| The Upper Hand | Nurse Edwards | 1990 |
| Victoria Wood | Sheila / Enid | 1989 |
| 4 Play | Pam Radley | 1989 |
| About Face | Geraldine | 1989 |
| Screen One | Maeve | 1989 |
| Poirot | Daisy Luttrell | 1989 |
| Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Joyce Virson | 1987 |
| Casualty | Barbara | 1986 |
| Boon | Yvonne Temple | 1986 |
| Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV | Pam Twill | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Mrs. Hawke | 1985 |
| The Brief | Mrs. Proctor | 1984 |
| Shine on Harvey Moon | Joan | 1982 |
| Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House | Mrs. Bagnet | 1981 |
| The Mallens | Mathilda Bensham | 1979 |
| The South Bank Show | Maeve / Self | 1978 |
| Heydays Hotel | Merel Roberts | 1976 |
| Nightingale's Boys | Claire Selby | 1975 |
| Crown Court | Mrs. Grace Cook / Florence Davenport | 1972 |
| Six Days of Justice | Margery Birkenshaw | 1972 |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | 1971 | |
| Play for Today | Eileen Morris | 1970 |
| ITV Playhouse | Alice / Lily | 1967 |
| Doctor Who | Nurse Crane | 1963 |
| Room 43 | Woman Getting Married | 1958 |
| Hancock's Half Hour | Actress / Secretary / Young Wife | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Alice | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Alison / Melissa / Betsey | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Guest | 1955 |
