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Annette Crosbie

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Annette Crosbie
Oliver Twist
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Oliver Twist (1999)
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Crosbie was born in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland, to Presbyterian parents who disapproved of her becoming an actress. Nevertheless, she joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School while still in her teens. Her big break came in 1970 when she was cast as Catherine of Aragon in the BBC television series The Six Wives of Henry VIII, for which she won the 1971 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress. In 1973, she starred alongside Vanessa Redgrave in the BBC serial, A Picture of Katherine Mansfield.

In 1975, Crosbie made a similar impact as another Queen, Queen Victoria, in the ITV period drama Edward the Seventh, for which she won the 1976 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress. She played Cinderella's fairy godmother in The Slipper and the Rose, which was chosen as the Royal Film Première for 1976. In that film, Crosbie sang the Sherman Brothers' song, "Suddenly It Happens". In Ralph Bakshi's animated movie, The Lord of the Rings, filmed in 1978, Crosbie voiced the character of Galadriel, Lady of the Elves. In 1980, she played the abbess in Hawk the Slayer. In 1986, she appeared as the vicar's wife in Paradise Postponed.

After appearing in the BBC1 drama Take Me Home, Crosbie's next major role was as Margaret Meldrew, the long-suffering wife of Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson) in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000) for which she is best known. She also played Janet, the housekeeper to Dr. Finlay, in the 1993 revival of A.J. Cronin's popular stories. She also had a poignant role in the thriller The Debt Collector (1999).

Crosbie's other roles include playing the monkey-lover Ingrid Strange in an episode of Jonathan Creek (1997), Edith Sparshott in An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997-2001), and Jessie in the film Calendar Girls (2003). In 2004, Crosbie appeared alongside Sam Kelly in an episode of the third series of Black Books, as the mother of the character Manny Bianco. In the series six and seven of the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Old Harry's Game, she played a recently deceased historian named Edith.

In 2008 she appeared in the BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit and an AXA Sun Life television advertisement for the over-50s. In 2009, she portrayed Sadie Cairncross in the BBC television series Hope Springs. In 2010 Crosbie appeared in the Doctor Who episode "The Eleventh Hour" and in the New Tricks episode "Coming Out Ball". In 2014 Crosbie appeared in the movies What We Did on Our Holiday and Into the Woods. In 2015 she appeared in a BBC adaptation of the novel Cider with Rosie. In 2016 she appeared in the new film version of Dad's Army .

Crosbie was awarded an OBE in 1998 for services to drama.

Crosbie is divorced from Michael Griffiths, the father of both her children, Owen and Selina (also an actress).

She is a campaigner for greyhound welfare. Since 2003, she has been President of the League Against Cruel Sports. She has also fronted commercials for Sun Life Direct insurance.
BornFebruary 12, 1934
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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Richard Chamberlain in The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
    The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
    6.9
    • Fairy Godmother
    • 1976
    Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson in One Foot in the Grave (1990)
    One Foot in the Grave
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Margaret Meldrew
    Helen Mirren, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Georgie Glen, Celia Imrie, Geraldine James, and Julie Walters in Calendar Girls (2003)
    Calendar Girls
    6.9
    • Jessie
    • 2003
    Helen Ryan and Timothy West in Edward the King (1975)
    Edward the King
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Queen Victoria

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Ricky Gervais, Kerry Godliman, and Anti in After Life (2019)
      After Life
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Rosemary
      • 2020
    • Annette Crosbie, Phil Davis, Jason Donovan, Joanna Page, Johnny Vegas, Sally Lindsay, Sian Gibson, John Macmillan, Jason Forbes, and Ambreen Razia in Dial M for Middlesbrough (2019)
      Dial M for Middlesbrough
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Edna
      • 2019
    • Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)
      Call the Midwife
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Clarice Millgrove
      • 2019
    • Henry IX (2017)
      Henry IX
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Queen Charlotte
      • 2017
    • Eat Locals (2017)
      Eat Locals
      5.4
      • Alice
      • 2017
    • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay, Toby Jones, Bill Nighy, Bill Paterson, Daniel Mays, and Blake Harrison in Dad's Army (2016)
      Dad's Army
      5.2
      • Cissy
      • 2016
    • Samantha Morton in Cider with Rosie (2015)
      Cider with Rosie
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Granny Trill
      • 2015
    • Dawn French in The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
      The Vicar of Dibley
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Reverend Mavis Pipkin
      • 2015
    • Meryl Streep in Into the Woods (2014)
      Into the Woods
      5.9
      • Granny
      • 2014
    • Billy Connolly, Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Bobby Smalldridge, Emilia Jones, and Harriet Turnbull in What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
      What We Did on Our Holiday
      6.9
      • Doreen
      • 2014
    • Lily's Driftwood Bay (2014)
      Lily's Driftwood Bay
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Nonna Dog
      • 2014
    • Charles Dance in Common Ground (2013)
      Common Ground
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Brenda
      • 2013
    • Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011)
      Star Wars: The Old Republic
      8.5
      Video Game
      • Gouverneur Saresh (voice)
      • 2011
    • Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, and Dennis Waterman in New Tricks (2003)
      New Tricks
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Miss Jones
      • 2010
    • Christopher Eccleston, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
      Doctor Who
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Mrs Angelo
      • 2010

    Soundtrack



    • Richard Chamberlain in The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
      The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
      6.9
      • performer: "Suddenly It Happens"
      • 1976

    Videos8

    Trailer
    Trailer 4:13
    Trailer
    Leon the Pig Farmer
    Trailer 1:47
    Leon the Pig Farmer
    Leon the Pig Farmer
    Trailer 1:47
    Leon the Pig Farmer
    Oliver Twist
    Trailer 1:19
    Oliver Twist
    An Unsuitable Job For A Woman: Living On Risk
    Trailer 1:07
    An Unsuitable Job For A Woman: Living On Risk
    An Unsuitable Job For A Woman
    Trailer 0:56
    An Unsuitable Job For A Woman
    An Unsuitable Job For A Woman: Playing God
    Trailer 1:26
    An Unsuitable Job For A Woman: Playing God

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ (1.52 m)
    • Born
      • February 12, 1934
      • Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
    • Spouse
      • Michael Griffiths1961 - 1985 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
        Selina Griffiths
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Department of Work and Pensions Direct Payment (2003)

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    • Trivia
      She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1998 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to drama.

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