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 Anne was born in the Jesmond area of Newcastle Upon Tyne but at a very young age her family moved to Redcar near Middlesborough, She was educated at a Welsh boarding school and started acting because her Geordie accent was so out of place in Wales. Enjoying acting encouraged her to train at RADA She is best remembered as Valerie Barlow in Coronation Street after which she virtually gave up acting to look after her family Returning to the stage she appeared in Billy Liar in the 80's the while appearing at London's Royal Court Theatre she was seen by Hanif Kureishi who gave her the title role in the film Mother which was followed by a part in Calendar Girls with Francis de la Tour but their scenes were cut ,
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Anne was born in the Jesmond area of Newcastle Upon Tyne but at a very young age her family moved to Redcar near Middlesborough, She was educated at a Welsh boarding school and started acting because her Geordie accent was so out of place in Wales. Enjoying acting encouraged her to train at RADA She is best remembered as Valerie Barlow in Coronation Street after which she virtually gave up acting to look after her family Returning to the stage she appeared in Billy Liar in the 80's the while appearing at London's Royal Court Theatre she was seen by Hanif Kureishi who gave her the title role in the film Mother which was followed by a part in Calendar Girls with Francis de la Tour but their scenes were cut ,
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She had her scenes from Love Actually (2003) cut from the final film, they feature in the DVD extras. She played the school Headmistress, whose lesbian lover was played by Frances de la Tour.She chose to leave 'Coronation Street' at the end of 1970 because she didn't want to spend the rest of her career playing the same part. Shortly afterwards she gave birth to her son, her husband was ill and she looked after her mother. As a consequence, she didn't work much for the next 12 years.She turned down a role in Calendar Girls (2003) so she could star in The Mother (2003).She comes from a family connected with journalism and newspapers.One of 31 performers to have both acted in the 20th century Doctor who and the 21st Century Doctor Who.She gave up smoking in 1978 and smoked herbal cigarettes to play Mrs Thackeray in the revival of Upstairs Downstairs (2010).She was named Oldie Pin-Up of the Year at the 2014 Oldie Magazine Awards.She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Drama.She is one of 31 performers to have acted in Doctor Who (1963) and Doctor Who (2005). She played Nurse Crane in The Curse of Fenric: Part One (1989) and Florence Finnegan in Smith and Jones (2007).She trained at RADA.She also performs in cabaret, singing songs and telling stories about her life and career.She underwent hip replacement surgery in 2019.She received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Sunderland in July 2015.Gave birth to her only child at age 36, a son Mark Eckersley on November 13, 1971. Child's father was her husband, Peter Eckersley.Her Coronation Street (1960) character Valerie Barlow became the 3rd woman in the soap opera to give birth. Valerie had twins Susan (played originally by Katie Heannau and later Joanna Foster) and Peter (played by originally by Robert Heanue and later Chris Gascoyne), born on 5 April 1965.Her favourite film star when she was growing up was William Holden.She auditioned for a part in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) directed by Woody Allen but was unsuccessful. Pauline Collins was cast instead.She twice played the daughter in a mother and daughter role with Dora Bryan, both times for Victoria Wood and despite being only 12 years younger than Bryan. The first time was in 1986 in a sketch for an episode of Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985). The second time was in 1998 in an episode of Dinnerladies (1998).Her three brothers all worked on the Newcastle Journal, while one of her grandfathers worked on the Bolton Evening News.She acted in two BBC television adaptations of Charles Dickens' classic story Bleak House, Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985) and Bleak House (2005).She admitted on BBC1's Breakfast Show on November 18, 2013 that she suffers from vertigo.Educated at White House Primary School, Redcar where a fellow pupil was June Laverick and together they appeared in a school production of Romeo and Juliet.She is the daughter of Colin Reid (born Colin Norman Reid 1896, died 1979), who was a journalist on the Daily Telegraph, and Annie Elizabeth Reid (born Annie Eliza Weetman 1896, died 22 September 1980).She is the younger sister of Thomas (b. 1921) and Colin Reid (b. 1923).Her father was a journalist in Newcastle and later became a Foreign Correspondent with The Daily Telegraph.She was cast in The Mother (2003) after being seen in a play at the Royal Court Theatre in London.Best friend of Thelma Barlow; they frequently holiday together. |
| Name: |
Anne Reid |
Type: |
Actress,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
3436 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:20:26 |
| Height: |
5' 5' (1.65 m) |
| Biography: |
Anne was born in the Jesmond area of Newcastle Upon Tyne but at a very young age her family moved to Redcar near Middlesborough, She was educated at a Welsh boarding school and started acting because her Geordie accent was so out of place in Wales. E |
| Trivia: |
She had her scenes from Love Actually (2003) cut from the final film, they feature in the DVD extras. She played the school Headmistress, whose lesbian lover was played by Frances de la Tour.She chose to leave 'Coronation Street' at the end of 1970 because she didn't want to spend the rest of her career playing the same part. Shortly afterwards she gave birth to her son, her husband was ill and she looked after her mother. As a consequence, she didn't work much for the next 12 years.She turned down a role in Calendar Girls (2003) so she could star in The Mother (2003).She comes from a family connected with journalism and newspapers.One of 31 performers to have both acted in the 20th century Doctor who and the 21st Century Doctor Who.She gave up smoking in 1978 and smoked herbal cigarettes to play Mrs Thackeray in the revival of Upstairs Downstairs (2010).She was named Oldie Pin-Up of the Year at the 2014 Oldie Magazine Awards.She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Drama.She is one of 31 performers to have acted in Doctor Who (1963) and Doctor Who (2005). She played Nurse Crane in The Curse of Fenric: Part One (1989) and Florence Finnegan in Smith and Jones (2007).She trained at RADA.She also performs in cabaret, singing songs and telling stories about her life and career.She underwent hip replacement surgery in 2019.She received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Sunderland in July 2015.Gave birth to her only child at age 36, a son Mark Eckersley on November 13, 1971. Child's father was her husband, Peter Eckersley.Her Coronation Street (1960) character Valerie Barlow became the 3rd woman in the soap opera to give birth. Valerie had twins Susan (played originally by Katie Heannau and later Joanna Foster) and Peter (played by originally by Robert Heanue and later Chris Gascoyne), born on 5 April 1965.Her favourite film star when she was growing up was William Holden.She auditioned for a part in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) directed by Woody Allen but was unsuccessful. Pauline Collins was cast instead.She twice played the daughter in a mother and daughter role with Dora Bryan, both times for Victoria Wood and despite being only 12 years younger than Bryan. The first time was in 1986 in a sketch for an episode of Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985). The second time was in 1998 in an episode of Dinnerladies (1998).Her three brothers all worked on the Newcastle Journal, while one of her grandfathers worked on the Bolton Evening News.She acted in two BBC television adaptations of Charles Dickens' classic story Bleak House, Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985) and Bleak House (2005).She admitted on BBC1's Breakfast Show on November 18, 2013 that she suffers from vertigo.Educated at White House Primary School, Redcar where a fellow pupil was June Laverick and together they appeared in a school production of Romeo and Juliet.She is the daughter of Colin Reid (born Colin Norman Reid 1896, died 1979), who was a journalist on the Daily Telegraph, and Annie Elizabeth Reid (born Annie Eliza Weetman 1896, died 22 September 1980).She is the younger sister of Thomas (b. 1921) and Colin Reid (b. 1923).Her father was a journalist in Newcastle and later became a Foreign Correspondent with The Daily Telegraph.She was cast in The Mother (2003) after being seen in a play at the Royal Court Theatre in London.Best friend of Thelma Barlow; they frequently holiday together. |
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I still just love acting! Most of us agree it's like a child's game, really; doesn't seem like a serious job at all. I love doing comedy.
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[on being awarded the MBE in June 2010] Thrilled and delighted and amazed.
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I don't trust journalists as far as I can throw them. My family were all in newspapers.
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As you get older the phone stops ringing, which is inevitable because people stop asking for you.
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Newspapers are much more intrusive today. People discuss their intimate sex lives in detail. I wouldn't. Well, I have nothing to talk about. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
Played Mother in "The York Realist", a new play by Peter Gill - The Lowery Salford/ Old Vic, Bristol (2001)/ Royal Court Theatre/ Strand Theatre, London (2002).
Her National Theatre credits include: June in "Happy Now?", a new play by |
| Spouse: |
Peter Eckersley (May 22, 1971 - August 27, 1981) (his death, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Mark Eckersley |
| Parents: |
Colin Norman Reid
Annie Eliza Weetman |
| Relatives: |
Thomas Reid (Sibling)
Colin Reid (Sibling) |
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