Anne Reid

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Anne Reid (born 28 May 1935) is BAFTA Award-nominated English film and television actress from Newcastle upon Tyne, best known for her role as Valerie Tatlock in "Coronation Street" and played Jean in "Dinnerladies".

Television

Reid's first major role was Valerie Tatlock on "Coronation Street". Her character was very popular with the fans with Valerie's marriage to Ken Barlow being an early example of a soap supercouple. Her character Valerie was the mother of the twins Susan and Peter. Reid appeared on the programme for ten years from 1961 to 1971, until she declined to renew her contract, having decided to stay at home with her son. Valerie was then famously electrocuted by a faulty hair-dryer. The story had wide media coverage and on 3 February 1971 more than fifteen million viewers tuned in for Valerie's funeral.

Since then, Reid has played a major role in the situation comedy "dinnerladies" by Victoria Wood, and has appeared in other television programmes including "The Adventures of Robin Hood", "The Benny Hill Show", "Hancock's Half Hour", "Boon", and "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates". She also made an appearance in the "Doctor Who" serial "The Curse of Fenric" which was broadcast in October 1989.

In 2003, Reid had a part in "Midsomer Murders" in the episode "A Tale of Two Hamlets", and a main part in the comedy drama "The Booze Cruise". She also had a major role in the ITV drama series "Life Begins", which returned for a third series in Autumn 2006, in which she appeared alongside Caroline Quentin and Frank Finlay. In October 2005 she had a minor part in the BBC's adaptation of "Bleak House" and in 2006 made a brief appearance in "Jane Eyre".

On 31 March 2007, Reid appeared for a second time in the series "Doctor Who" in the episode "Smith and Jones". [" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/08_august/10/doctorwho.shtml Tennant back in the Tardis, as filming gets under way for series three of Doctor Who] " — BBC Press Office] In the episode she played Florence Finnegan, a blood-sucking alien called a Plasmavore, but took on the guise of a normal human. Also in 2007, Reid appeared in the television series "Marple" in the episode "Nemesis" [" [http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/14277/star-line-up-for-next-miss-marple-run. "The Stage" on "Marple"] " — thestage.co.uk] and in the ITV television adaptation of the novel "The Bad Mother's Handbook", in which she co-starred alongside Catherine Tate.

In February 2008 Anne appeared as the mother of Monica Gallagher, Joan, who was suffering from Alzheimer's in the Channel 4 drama "Shameless".

Film

In 1995 Reid was the voice of Wendolene Ramsbottom in the "Wallace and Gromit" film "A Close Shave". Her other film appearances include "Love and Death on Long Island" and "The Mother", the latter performance secured her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2003. [" [http://www.bafta.org/site/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/import/Film_Winners_2000-present.pdf BAFTA Film Awards] "]

She filmed a minor role as a lesbian headmistress in the 2003 film "Love Actually", but is not credited in the cast list as all her scenes were ultimately deleted, as they were not central to the main plot. They can however, be viewed in the deleted scenes on the "Love Actually" DVD. She also appeared in the film "Hot Fuzz" in 2007. [" [http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=13410 Hot Fuzz] " — comingsoon.net]

Theatre

In 2002 she appeared in the premiere of "The York Realist". From September 2005 to January 2006, she appeared on stage in the West End in "Epitaph for George Dillon", and in July 2006 starred in "School Run", a short series of plays on BBC Radio 4's "Woman's Hour".

In June 2007 she played the role of Jack's mother in Stephen Sondheim's "Into The Woods" at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

From January to May 2008 she will be appearing in the National Theatre's production of "Happy Now?" - a new play by Lucinda Coxon.

elected film and television appearances

*1958: "The Adventures of Robin Hood"
*1961–1971: "Coronation Street"
*1985: "Bleak House"
*1986: "Victoria Wood As Seen On TV"
*1989: "Doctor Who" — "The Curse of Fenric"
*1995: "Wallace and Gromit": "A Close Shave"
*1996: "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates"
*1993–1999: "Peak Practice"
*1998–2000: "Dinnerladies"
*2000: "Liam"
*2001: "The Incredible Adventures of Wallace and Gromit"
*2001–2003: "Dalziel and Pascoe"
*2003: "Midsomer Murders"
*2003: "The Mother"
*2003: "The Booze Cruise"
*2004: "Rose and Maloney"
*2004–2006: "Life Begins"
*2005: "A Little Trip to Heaven"
*2005: "Bleak House"
*2005: "The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt"
*2006: "The Booze Cruise III"
*2006: "Jane Eyre"
*2007: "The Bad Mother's Handbook"
*2007: "Hot Fuzz"
*2007: "Doctor Who" — "Smith and Jones"
*2007: "Marple" — "Nemesis"
*2008: "Shameless"

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External links

*imdb|0717179|Anne Reid

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