Anne Reid

Anne Reid

1935-05-28 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK 46 Credits

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.

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The Trouble with Jessica

The Trouble with Jessica

2024

as Miranda

6.2
Acting

Sarah and Tom are in terrible financial trouble. On the brink of losing everything, they’ve managed to find a buyer for their stylish London home. Whe...

Wallace & Gromit The Classic Collection

Wallace & Gromit The Classic Collection

2024

as Wendolene (voice)

8.0
Acting
SAS: Red Notice

SAS: Red Notice

2021

as Charlotte

5.8
Acting

An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the tra...

The Nest

The Nest

2020

as Rory's Mum

6.1
Acting

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After a...

The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts

2019

as Ethel Glaisher

6.8
Acting

In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly h...

Romans

Romans

2017

5.2
Acting

Malky is a demolition worker whose life receives a seismic shock when, out drinking with friends at a local pub, he sees a disturbing figure from his ...

A Woman of No Importance

A Woman of No Importance

2017

as Lady Hunstanton

6.0
Acting

Olivier award-winner Eve Best (A Moon for the Misbegotten and Hedda Gabler) and BAFTA-nominated actress Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax) star in this...

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

2017

as Aileen

5.6
Acting

A psychological thriller about the destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his mother.

The Snowman

The Snowman

2017

as Mrs. Bendiksen

5.2
Acting

Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman.

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

2016

as Self

Acting

Friends and fans pay tribute to a great comic talent in this celebration of the life and work of the hugely popular Victoria Wood, who died of cancer ...

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

2015

as Self - Voice of Wendolene

7.0
Acting

Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and his dog Gromit first came to life.

The Last Witch

The Last Witch

2013

as Miranda

5.0
Acting

A young woman abruptly moves into an elderly lady's house. Strange things start to happen and soon it becomes clear witchcraft is involved.

Believe

Believe

2013

as Jean Busby

6.0
Acting

A young, gifted soccer player who gets into trouble for a petty crime is brought to the attention of former Manchester United coach Matt Busby, who co...

Song for Marion

Song for Marion

2012

as Brenda

6.8
Acting

Arthur is a grumpy pensioner who can't understand why his wife Marion would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs with her unconventional loca...

Foster

Foster

2011

as Diane

6.7
Acting

Some years after their son is killed in an accident, a married couple decide to adopt a child. One day a 7-year-old boy, Eli, unexpectedly arrives on ...

Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

2010

as Freddie's Gran

6.5
Acting

In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class ...

Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection

Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection

2009

as Wendolene (Voice)

Acting

This is the complete collection of all four cracking half-hour specials featuring Aardman’s oscar-winning duo – charming and eccentric inventor Wallac...

Faintheart

Faintheart

2009

as Barbara

6.3
Acting

A romantic comedy set in the world of battle re-enactments, about an irresponsible guy who has to shape up in order to win back his wife.

Affinity

Affinity

2008

as Mrs. Brink

5.9
Acting

A grieving upper class woman becomes a "Lady Visitor" at Millbank prison, hoping to escape her troubles and be a guiding figure in the lives of the fe...

In Love with Barbara

2008

as Barbara Cartland

Acting

In Love with Barbara is a 2008 drama television film, inspired by the life of the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland, which tells the story of what ma...

Savage Grace

Savage Grace

2007

as Nini Daly

5.6
Acting

This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely so...

The Bad Mother's Handbook

The Bad Mother's Handbook

2007

as Nancy Hesketh

7.0
Acting

Karen Cooper wants to domineer her family and believes she's its pillar. In fact she does everything wrong. Thus she messes up all their lives and fut...

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

as Leslie Tiller

7.6
Acting

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 m...

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering

2006

as Grace

7.3
Acting

The gang return for their third adventure, this time on a trip to scatter Grace's mother's ashes on the Yorkshire Moors.

A Little Trip to Heaven

A Little Trip to Heaven

2005

as Martha

5.4
Acting

Insurance investigator Abraham Holt travels to a tiny town in rural Minnesota to look into a particularly unusual insurance claim stemming from a horr...

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt

2005

as Grace Stringer

8.0
Acting

The Booze Cruise is a series of three feature length comedy dramas written for British television by Paul Minett and Brian Leveson. In this episode th...

The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters

2003

as Mrs. Monticue

5.4
Acting

The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and inadverten...

The Mother

The Mother

2003

as May

6.1
Acting

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

Love Actually

Love Actually

2003

as Headmistress (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in Londo...

The Booze Cruise

The Booze Cruise

2003

as Grace

7.3
Acting

A group of men from Kent; Clive (Martin Clunes), Rob (Neil Pearson), Dave (Mark Benton), Maurice (Brian Murphy) and Daniel (Ben Whishaw) - go on a boo...

The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit

The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit

2001

as Wendolene (Voice)

Acting

A compilation of the first three Wallace & Gromit short films: "A Grand Day Out", "The Wrong Trousers", and "A Close Shave".

Liam

Liam

2001

as Mrs. Abernathy

6.2
Acting

A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a...

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

as Various Characters

6.5
Acting

The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.

Lost for Words

Lost for Words

1999

as Gloria Brooks

7.0
Acting

Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her first...

Love and Death on Long Island

Love and Death on Long Island

1998

as Maureen

6.4
Acting

Curmudgeonly author Giles De'Ath, a widower with a marked distaste for modern popular culture, attempts to buy a ticket for a film adaptation of an E....

Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation

Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation

1996

as Wendolene

7.6
Acting

Anthology of Aardman Animation short films released in theaters in 1996, centered on the new release of the third Wallace & Gromit short, "A Close Sha...

A Close Shave

A Close Shave

1996

as Wendolene (voice)

7.6
Acting

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish ...

Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret

1994

as Maeve

7.5
Acting

Unexpected events occur when Pat, a glamorous British-born star of American soaps, returns home to plug her auto-biography on television and meets, fo...

Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay

Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay

1992

as Muriel McKay

Acting

Muriel McKay was kidnapped from her home in Wimbledon on 29th December 1969 and her body was never found. The media was enlisted to try and help the p...

An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

as Mrs. Mozeley

5.5
Acting

Based on actual accounts, this film portrays the days and hours before and during the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina, which eventually ...

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

1989

as Nurse Crane

8.5
Acting

The Doctor and Ace arrive at a secret military base during World War II, where an ancient evil from the Doctor's past prepares to make his final deadl...

Inappropriate Behaviour

Inappropriate Behaviour

1987

as Mrs Hawke

Acting

Jo teaches ‘difficult’ children—American style. Young Helen, one of her most rebellious pupils, teaches horse-riding—Cotswold style. Who is going to l...

The Mallens

The Mallens

1979

as Mathilda Bensham

Acting

Adaptation of the Mallen series of novels by Catherine Cookson.

One of the Boys

1978

as Alice

Acting

An evening's drinking by rugby players after a match gets out of hand.

Matchfit

Matchfit

1976

as Sheila Harding

Acting

A grumpy Scottish soccer boss meets a young fan in a TB sanatorium.

Edward G: Like the Filmstar

Edward G: Like the Filmstar

1973

as Eileen Morris

Acting

Edward G is nothing like a film star; his life has been ordinary - until now. But he's just had a shattering experience.