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

Midsomer Murders
2003
Coronation Street
1961
Doctor Who
2007
Doctor Who
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
2013
The One Show
2025
Casualty
1992
Ready, Steady, Cook
2003
Play for Today
1973
Jane Eyre
2006
Crown Court
1978
Heartbeat
1993

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
124
2026
Youth
as Charlotte Arbor
2025
The One Show
as Self
2025
Riot Women
as Nancy
2024
The Trouble with Jessica
as Miranda
2024
Wallace & Gromit: The Collection
2024
Inside No. 9
as Self
2023
The Sixth Commandment
as Ann Moore-Martin
2023
Tales of the Tardis
as Nurse Crane
2021
SAS: Red Notice
as Charlotte
2020
The Nest
as Rory's Mum
2019
The Aeronauts
as Ethel Glaisher
2019
Years and Years
as Muriel Deacon
2019
Sanditon
as Lady Denham
2018
Hold the Sunset
as Mrs. Gale
2018
Dinnerladies Diaries
as Self
2017
Kaleidoscope
as Aileen
2017
The Snowman
as Mrs. Bendiksen
2017
Romans
2017
A Woman of No Importance
as Lady Hunstanton
2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Martine Jenkins
2016
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
as Self
2015
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Voice of Wendolene
2015
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2014
Sardines
as Geraldine
2014
Our Zoo
as Lucy Mottershead
2014
Inside No. 9
as Geraldine
2013
Believe
as Jean Busby
2013
The Last Witch
as Miranda
2013
Angel in the House
2013
Prisoners' Wives
as Margaret
2013
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Daisy Luttrell
2013
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2012
Song for Marion
as Brenda
2012
Last Tango in Halifax
as Celia
2011
Foster
as Diane
2011
Marchlands
as Ruth Bowen
2011
The Jury
as June Brierley
2010
Cemetery Junction
as Freddie's Gran
2010
Moving On
as Diane
2010
New Tricks
as Sophie Urquhart
2010
Upstairs Downstairs
as Mrs Clarice Thackeray
2009
Faintheart
as Barbara
2009
This Morning
as Self
2009
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
2009
Ladies of Letters
2008
Affinity
as Mrs. Brink
2008
In Love with Barbara
as Barbara Cartland
2008
Shameless
as Joan Dallimore
2007
Savage Grace
as Nini Daly
2007
Hot Fuzz
as Leslie Tiller
2007
The Bad Mother's Handbook
as Nancy Hesketh
2007
Five Days
as Jen Mason
2007
Doctor Who
as Florence Finnegan
2006
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
as Grace
2006
Jane Eyre
as Gypsy Woman
2005
A Little Trip to Heaven
as Martha
2005
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
as Grace Stringer
2005
Bleak House
as Mrs. Rouncewell
2004
Life Begins
as Brenda Thornhill
2004
Rose and Maloney
as Bea Linden
2003
The Mother
as May
2003
Love Actually
as Headmistress (uncredited)
2003
The Young Visiters
as Mrs. Monticue
2003
The Booze Cruise
as Grace
2003
Midsomer Murders
as Sarah Proudie
2003
The Booze Cruise
as Grace
2003
Ready, Steady, Cook
as Self - Contestant
2002
Sweet Charity
as Agnes
2001
Liam
as Mrs. Abernathy
2001
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
as Wendolene (Voice)
2001
Hearts and Bones
as Annie Rose
2001
Linda Green
as Yvonne Mott
2001
Dalziel and Pascoe
as Harriet Clifford
2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
1999
Lost for Words
as Gloria Brooks
1998
Love and Death on Long Island
as Maureen
1998
dinnerladies
as Jean
1998
Playing the Field
as Mrs. Gill
1997
The Wingless Bird
as Alice Conway
1997
Heartbeat
as Aunt Alison
1997
Spark
as Mrs. Rudge
1996
A Close Shave
as Wendolene (voice)
1996
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
as Wendolene
1996
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Hilda
1994
Pat and Margaret
as Maeve
1993
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
as Jenny
1993
Heartbeat
as Marjorie Doubleday
1993
Peak Practice
as Rita Barrat
1993
Rik Mayall Presents
as Jenny
1992
Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay
as Muriel McKay
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act
as Mrs Mozeley
1992
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Joyce Virson
1992
Casualty
as Barbara
1991
The Upper Hand
as Nurse Edwards
1991
Rich Tea and Sympathy
as Sally
1990
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
as Nurse Crane
1989
Doctor Who
as Nurse Crane
1989
Victoria Wood
as Sheila
1989
Victoria Wood
as Enid
1989
About Face
1989
4 Play
as Pam Radley
1987
Inappropriate Behaviour
as Mrs Hawke
1986
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Joan
1984
Love and Marriage
as Ruth
1979
The Mallens
as Mathilda Bensham
1979
Leave it to Charlie
as Mrs. Hunnicutt
1978
One of the Boys
as Alice
1978
Crown Court
as Florence Davenport
1978
Strangers
as Audrey Stephens
1976
Matchfit
as Sheila Harding
1976
Red Letter Day
as Sheila Harding
1973
Edward G: Like the Filmstar
as Eileen Morris
1973
Play for Today
as Eileen Morris
1971
Upstairs, Downstairs
1961
Coronation Street
as Valerie Barlow
1961
Coronation Street
as Valerie Tatlock
1958
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Alison
1958
Time Is the Enemy
1958
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Melissa
1958
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Betsy
1957
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
as Secretary
1957
Hancock's Half Hour