Anne Reid

Acting

Anne Reid

Born May 28, 1935Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK116 credits

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

Riot Women
8.1

Riot Women

TV

2025

Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection

Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection

Movie

2024

The Trouble with Jessica
6.1

The Trouble with Jessica

Movie

2024

Tales of the Tardis
5.4

Tales of the Tardis

TV

2023

The Sixth Commandment
6.7

The Sixth Commandment

TV

2023

SAS: Red Notice
5.8

SAS: Red Notice

Movie

2021

Filmography

Riot Women
2025Riot Womenas NancyTV
Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection
2024Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collectionas Wendolene RamsbottomMovie
The Trouble with Jessica
2024The Trouble with Jessicaas MirandaMovie
Tales of the Tardis
2023Tales of the Tardisas Nurse CraneTV
The Sixth Commandment
2023The Sixth Commandmentas Ann Moore-MartinTV
SAS: Red Notice
2021SAS: Red Noticeas CharlotteMovie
The Nest
2020The Nestas Rory's MumMovie
The Aeronauts
2019The Aeronautsas Ethel GlaisherMovie
Sanditon
2019Sanditonas Lady DenhamTV
Years and Years
2019Years and Yearsas Muriel DeaconTV
Dinnerladies Diaries
2018Dinnerladies Diariesas SelfTV
Hold the Sunset
2018Hold the Sunsetas Mrs. GaleTV
Romans
2017RomansMovie
A Woman of No Importance
2017A Woman of No Importanceas Lady HunstantonMovie
Kaleidoscope
2017Kaleidoscopeas AileenMovie
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreamsas Martine JenkinsTV
The Snowman
2017The Snowmanas Mrs. BendiksenMovie
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Woodas SelfMovie
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardmanas Self - Voice of WendoleneMovie
Our Zoo
2014Our Zooas Lucy MottersheadTV
Sardines
2014Sardinesas GeraldineMovie
Inside No. 9
2014Inside No. 9as GeraldineTV
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
2013Curtain: Poirot's Last Caseas Daisy LuttrellMovie
The Last Witch
2013The Last Witchas MirandaMovie
Believe
2013Believeas Jean BusbyMovie
Last Tango in Halifax
2012Last Tango in Halifaxas CeliaTV
Song for Marion
2012Song for Marionas BrendaMovie
Prisoners' Wives
2012Prisoners' Wivesas MargaretTV
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - ParticipantTV
Foster
2011Fosteras DianeMovie
Marchlands
2011Marchlandsas Ruth BowenTV
Upstairs Downstairs
2010Upstairs Downstairsas Mrs. Clarice ThackerayTV
Cemetery Junction
2010Cemetery Junctionas Freddie's GranMovie
Moving On
2009Moving Onas DianeTV
Ladies of Letters
2009Ladies of LettersTV
Faintheart
2009Faintheartas BarbaraMovie
Affinity
2008Affinityas Mrs. BrinkMovie
In Love with Barbara
2008In Love with Barbaraas Barbara CartlandMovie
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2007The Alan Titchmarsh Showas SelfTV
Savage Grace
2007Savage Graceas Nini DalyMovie
The Bad Mother's Handbook
2007The Bad Mother's Handbookas Nancy HeskethMovie
Hot Fuzz
2007Hot Fuzzas Leslie TillerMovie
Five Days
2007Five Daysas Jen MasonTV
Jane Eyre
2006Jane Eyreas Gypsy WomanTV
The One Show
2006The One Showas SelfTV
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
2006The Booze Cruise III: The Scatteringas GraceMovie
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005A Little Trip to Heavenas MarthaMovie
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
2005The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Huntas Grace StringerMovie
Bleak House
2005Bleak Houseas Mrs. RouncewellTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas Florence FinneganTV
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
Life Begins
2004Life Beginsas Brenda ThornhillTV
Shameless
2004Shamelessas Joan DallimoreTV
New Tricks
2004New Tricksas Sophie UrquhartTV
The Young Visiters
2003The Young Visitersas Mrs. MonticueMovie
The Mother
2003The Motheras MayMovie
Love Actually
2003Love Actuallyas Headmistress (uncredited)Movie
The Booze Cruise
2003The Booze Cruiseas GraceMovie
The Booze Cruise
2003The Booze Cruiseas GraceTV
Rose and Maloney
2002Rose and Maloneyas Bea LindenTV
Sweet Charity
2002Sweet Charityas AgnesMovie
The Jury
2002The Juryas June BrierleyTV
Linda Green
2001Linda Greenas Yvonne MottTV
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
2001The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromitas Wendolene (Voice)Movie
Liam
2001Liamas Mrs. AbernathyMovie
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Various CharactersMovie
Hearts and Bones
2000Hearts and Bonesas Annie RoseTV
Lost for Words
1999Lost for Wordsas Gloria BrooksMovie
dinnerladies
1998dinnerladiesas JeanTV
Love and Death on Long Island
1998Love and Death on Long Islandas MaureenMovie
Playing the Field
1998Playing the Fieldas Mrs. GillTV
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1997Sparkas Mrs. RudgeTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Sarah ProudieTV
The Wingless Bird
1997The Wingless Birdas Alice ConwayTV
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
1996Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animationas WendoleneMovie
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996Dalziel & PascoeTV
A Close Shave
1996A Close Shaveas Wendolene (voice)Movie
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996Hetty Wainthropp Investigatesas HildaTV
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994Ready, Steady, Cookas Self - ContestantTV
Pat and Margaret
1994Pat and Margaretas MaeveMovie
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Loveas JennyMovie
Rik Mayall Presents
1993Rik Mayall Presentsas JennyTV
Peak Practice
1993Peak Practiceas Rita BarratTV
Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay
1992Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKayas Muriel McKayMovie
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992An Ungentlemanly Actas Mrs. MozeleyMovie
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeatas Marjorie DoubledayTV
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1991Rich Tea And SympathyTV
The Upper Hand
1990The Upper Handas Nurse EdwardsTV
Victoria Wood
1989Victoria Woodas EnidTV
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
1989Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenricas Nurse CraneMovie
A
1989About FaceTV
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989A Bit of Fry & LaurieTV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas Daisy LuttrellTV
This Morning
1988This Morningas SelfTV
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Joyce VirsonTV
Inappropriate Behaviour
1987Inappropriate Behaviouras Mrs HawkeMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas BarbaraTV
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985Victoria Wood: As Seen on TVTV
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1984Love and Marriageas RuthTV
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982Shine on Harvey Moonas JoanTV
The Mallens
1979The Mallensas Mathilda BenshamMovie
The Mallens
1979The Mallensas Mathilda BenshamTV
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1978Leave it to Charlieas Mrs. HunnicuttTV
Strangers
1978Strangersas Audrey StephensTV
O
1978One of the Boysas AliceMovie
Matchfit
1976Matchfitas Sheila HardingMovie
Edward G: Like the Filmstar
1973Edward G: Like the Filmstaras Eileen MorrisMovie
Crown Court
1972Crown Courtas Florence DavenportTV
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971Upstairs, DownstairsTV
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas Eileen MorrisTV
Doctor Who
1963Doctor Whoas Nurse CraneTV
Coronation Street
1960Coronation Streetas Valerie BarlowTV
T
1958Time Is the EnemyTV
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1as SecretaryMovie
Hancock's Half Hour
1956Hancock's Half HourTV
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955The Adventures of Robin Hoodas AlisonTV