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Anne Reid

Anne Reid

Actor · Born May 28, 1935 (91) · Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 28, 1935 (91)
From
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
56 on MovieCove · 108 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 15% in 30 days

What are Anne Reid's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
24%
Morality
15%
Survival
12%
Power
7%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 4 of 12 analyzed roles.

Mentor
4 of 12
Hero
3 of 12
Threshold guardian
2 of 12
Shadow
2 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
15
Warm
12
Dread
9
Hopeful
6
Other
22

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Anne Reid's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 56 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anne Reid's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

108 credits, 56 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Riot Women(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Trouble with Jessica(2023)

    as Miranda

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Tardis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Crane

  • The Sixth Commandment(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ann Moore-Martin

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • SAS: Rise of the Black Swan(2021)

    as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Nest(2020)

    as Rory's Mum

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Aeronauts(2019)

    as Ethel Glaisher

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sanditon(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · as Lady Denham

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Years and Years(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Muriel Deacon

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Hold the Sunset(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mrs. Gale

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Retaliation(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Woman of No Importance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Lady Hunstanton

  • Kaleidoscope(2016)

    as Aileen

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Martine Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Snowman(2017)

    as Mrs. Bendiksen

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Our Zoo(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lucy Mottershead

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Sardines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Geraldine

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Geraldine · as Self

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Witch(2013)

    as Miranda

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Believe(2013)

    as Jean Busby

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Last Tango in Halifax(2012)

    Show 24 episodes · as Celia

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Unfinished Song(2012)

    as Brenda

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Prisoners' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Margaret

  • Foster(2011)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Marchlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ruth Bowen

  • Upstairs Downstairs(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · as Mrs Clarice Thackeray

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Cemetery Junction(2010)

    as Freddie's Gran

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Moving On(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Ladies of Letters(2009)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Faintheart(2008)

    as Barbara

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Affinity(2008)

    as Mrs. Brink

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • In Love with Barbara(2008)

    as Barbara Cartland

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Savage Grace(2007)

    as Nini Daly

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Bad Mother's Handbook(2007)

    as Nancy Hesketh

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Hot Fuzz(2007)

    as Leslie Tiller

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Five Days(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jen Mason

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Jane Eyre(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Gypsy Woman

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Grace

  • A Little Trip to Heaven(2005)

    as Martha

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Grace Stringer

  • Bleak House(2005)

    Show 9 episodes · as Mrs. Rouncewell

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Florence Finnegan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Life Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 20 episodes · as Brenda Thornhill

  • Shameless(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan Dallimore

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Sophie Urquhart

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Young Visiters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mrs. Monticue

  • The Mother(2003)

    as May

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Love Actually(2003)

    as Headmistress (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Booze Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Grace

  • The Booze Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Grace

  • Rose and Maloney(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bea Linden

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Charity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Agnes

  • The Jury(2002)

    Show 5 episodes · as June Brierley

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Linda Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Yvonne Mott

  • The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Wendolene (Voice)

  • Liam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mrs. Abernathy

  • Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings(2000)

    as Various Characters

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Hearts and Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Annie Rose

  • Lost for Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Gloria Brooks

  • dinnerladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jean

  • Playing the Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · as Mrs. Gill

  • Love and Death on Long Island(1997)

    as Maureen

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Spark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mrs. Rudge

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah Proudie

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Wingless Bird(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alice Conway

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Wendolene

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Harriet Clifford

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • A Close Shave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Wendolene (voice)

  • Hetty Wainthropp Investigates(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Hilda

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Pat and Margaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Maeve

  • Rik Mayall Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny

  • Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jenny

  • Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 12 episodes · as Rita Barrat

  • Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Muriel McKay

  • An Ungentlemanly Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mrs Mozeley

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt Alison · as Marjorie Doubleday

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Rich Tea And Sympathy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Upper Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Edwards

  • Victoria Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Enid · as Sheila

  • Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Nurse Crane

  • 4 Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Pam Radley

  • About Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Bit of Fry and Laurie(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Daisy Luttrell

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joyce Virson

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Inappropriate Behaviour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mrs Hawke

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Love and Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth

  • Shine on Harvey Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan

  • The Mallens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mathilda Bensham

  • The Mallens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mathilda Bensham

  • Leave it to Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Hunnicutt

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Audrey Stephens

  • One of the Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Alice

  • Matchfit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Sheila Harding

  • Red Letter Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheila Harding

  • Edward G: Like the Filmstar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Eileen Morris

  • Crown Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · as Florence Davenport

  • Upstairs, Downstairs(1971)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Eileen Morris

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nurse Crane

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Coronation Street(1960)

    Show 122 episodes · as Valerie Barlow · as Valerie Tatlock

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Time Is the Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Secretary

  • Hancock's Half Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alison · as Betsy · as Melissa

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 108 titles from 1955 to 2025; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

Unfinished Song (2012)

$9.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Last Tango in Halifax (2012)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Aeronauts (2019)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19552025

Peak 1996 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting108 of 108: 108 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s2 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s20 · acting2000s31 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 5% of 19 roles
960616

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2004–2024.

  1. 2024
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Leading Actress
  2. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
  3. 2004
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Anne Reid's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 56 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 56 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Coronation Street (1960)

87th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Anne Reid's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles23–69 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles15–60 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles13–63 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles28–66 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles11–57 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Anne Reid work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anne Reid's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Saul Metzstein shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers