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Annette Crosbie
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Annette Crosbie

Known for Into the Woods · Doctor Who · Black Books

Annette Crosbie is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her role as Margaret Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave.

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Born
Feb 12, 1934
Birthplace
Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Annette Crosbie is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her role as Margaret Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave.

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Known For

MOVIEInto the Woods
Into the WoodsGranny · 2014
★ 5.8
TVDoctor Who
Doctor WhoMrs Angelo · 2005
★ 7.6
TVBlack Books
Black BooksMoo-Ma · 2000
★ 8.1
TVMidsomer Murders
Midsomer MurdersAmelia Plummer · 1997
★ 7.5
TVCall the Midwife
Call the MidwifeClarice Millgrove · 2012
★ 7.6
MOVIEDad's Army
Dad's ArmyCissy Godfrey · 2016
★ 5.0
TVLittle Dorrit
Little DorritMr. F's Aunt · 2008
★ 7.9
TVJonathan Creek
Jonathan CreekIngrid Strange · 1997
★ 7.6

Filmography

Movies

The Bridal Path1st Waitress
1959
Sky West and CrookedMrs. White
1966
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely DaughterMaid (uncredited)
1968
Killing Time
1970
Separate TablesMiss Cooper
1970
The LieKatherine
1970
WO
Wine of IndiaJulie
1970
A Splinter of IceJoy
1972
Follow Me!Miss Framer
1972
The General's Day
1972
The Slipper and the RoseFairy Godmother
1976
Langrishe, Go DownHelen Langrishe
1978
The Lord of the RingsGaladriel (voice)
1978
AQ
A Question Of FaithSofya Andreyevna
1979
Certainties and DoubtsSuzannah Ibsen
1979
Of Mycenae and Men
1979
Hawk the SlayerAbbess
1980
JessieNanny
1980
The MisanthropeArsinoe
1980
Twelfth NightMaria
1980
Find Me FirstHenrietta
1981
AG
A Gift of TonguesDorrie Childs
1982
Northern LightsNettie
1982
The Disappearance of HarryLizzy Webster
1982
The Tragedy of Richard IIIDuchess of York
1983
Ordeal by InnocenceKirsten Lindstrom
1984
Pericles, Prince of TyreDionyza
1984
OP
Off PeakFreda
1985
PP
Paradise PostponedDorothy Simcox
1986
Paying Guests (Part 1)Mrs. Holders
1986
Paying Guests (Part 2)Mrs. Holders
1986
Beyond The PaleCynthia
1989
One Foot in the Grave: Who's ListeningMargaret Meldrew
1990
Chernobyl: The Final WarningDr. Galina Petrovna
1991
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black CoatMargaret Meldrew
1991
The Pope Must DieMother Superior
1991
Leon the Pig FarmerDr Johnson
1993
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the AlgarveMargaret Meldrew
1993
One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The BathMargaret Meldrew (Voice)
1993
Message for Posterity1st Labour MP
1994
Nervous EnergyTom's Mother
1995
One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The WitchMargaret Meldrew
1995
Solitaire for 2Mrs. Dwyer
1995
Flowers of the ForestDr. Elizabeth MacKay
1996
One Foot in the Grave: StarboundMargaret Meldrew
1996
One Foot in the Grave: EndgameMargaret Meldrew
1997
Shooting FishMrs Cummins
1997
The Debt CollectorLana
1999
AM
Anchor MeHattie Carter
2000
ID
I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave StorySelf
2000
One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle DickMargaret Meldrew
2001
Calendar GirlsJessie
2003
QU
Quite Ugly One MorningMrs. Kinross
2004
Footprints in the SnowJulie's Mum
2005
Viva BlackpoolMrs. Berry
2006
Into the WoodsGranny
2014
What We Did on Our HolidayDoreen
2014
Cider with RosieGranny Trill
2015
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesMargaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Dad's ArmyCissy Godfrey
2016
Eat LocalsAlice
2017
Dial M for MiddlesbroughEdna
2019

Television

No Hiding Place1 eps
1959
SP
Sunday-Night PlayJulie Neill · 1 eps
1960
F
FestivalMiss Vaughan · 1 eps
1963
SP
Story ParadeElsie Forrest · 1 eps
1964
The Wednesday PlayLiz · 1 eps
1964
The Wednesday PlayJulie · 1 eps
1964
Theatre 625Girl · 1 eps
1964
Theatre 625Jennie Thomson · 1 eps
1964
Theatre 625Maria 'Masha' Shamrayeva · 1 eps
1964
Theatre 625Sister Catherine · 1 eps
1964
BBC Play of the MonthMiss Cooper · 1 eps
1965
BBC Play of the MonthFrances Trebell · 1 eps
1965
BBC Play of the MonthArsinoé · 1 eps
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreWoman · 1 eps
1965
Boy Meets GirlMrs Parkman · 1 eps
1967
Callan1 eps
1967
Half Hour StoryWendy · 1 eps
1967
ITV PlayhouseJoy · 1 eps
1967
TW
The White RabbitJosé Dupuis · 4 eps
1967
ITV Saturday Night TheatreNesta · 1 eps
1969
M
MenaceJean Crowe · 1 eps
1970
Play for TodayCatherine · 1 eps
1970
Shadows of FearMrs. Darbon · 1 eps
1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIIICatherine of Aragon · 1 eps
1970
The EdwardiansMargaret Lloyd George · 1 eps
1972
A Picture of Katherine MansfieldL.M. · 6 eps
1973
Churchill's PeopleElizabeth Rush · 1 eps
1974
Edward the SeventhQueen Victoria · 10 eps
1975
BBC2 Play of the WeekHelen Langrishe · 1 eps
1977
TS
The Sunday DramaNoele · 1 eps
1977
TV
The Velvet GloveLilian Bayliss · 1 eps
1977
The BBC Television ShakespeareMaria · 1 eps
1978
House on the HillMaisie Gifford · 1 eps
1981
TM
The Member for ChelseaChristina Rogerson · 3 eps
1981
SN
Saturday Night ThrillerDorrie Childs · 1 eps
1982
DramaramaRose · 1 eps
1983
Taggart1 eps
1983
A&
Aspel & Company1 eps
1984
Screen TwoMeg Kelso · 1 eps
1985
Screen TwoDr. Elizabeth MacKay · 1 eps
1985
Farrington of the F.O.Julia · 1 eps
1986
Paradise PostponedDorothy Simcox · 14 eps
1986
ScreenPlayMrs. Holders · 2 eps
1986
ScreenPlayCynthia · 1 eps
1986
Unnatural CausesHelen · 1 eps
1986
The Ruth Rendell MysteriesIrene Bell · 1 eps
1987
TF
Tickets for the TitanicMrs. Pollard · 1 eps
1987
Colin's SandwichJoyce Watkins · 6 eps
1988
Game, Set, and MatchMrs. Miller · 1 eps
1988
Summer's LeaseConnie Tapscott · 2 eps
1989
Take Me HomeLiz · 3 eps
1989
One Foot in the GraveMargaret Meldrew · 36 eps
1990
Performance1st Labour MP · 1 eps
1991
HeartbeatPenelope Stirling · 1 eps
1992
Doctor FinlayJanet MacPherson · 9 eps
1993
An Unsuitable Job for a WomanEdith Sparshott · 4 eps
1997
Jonathan CreekIngrid Strange · 1 eps
1997
Midsomer MurdersAmelia Plummer · 1 eps
1997
Underworld6 eps
1997
Wyrd SistersGranny Weatherwax (voice) · 6 eps
1997
Oliver TwistMrs Bedwin · 4 eps
1999
Black BooksMoo-Ma · 1 eps
2000
Murder in MindRose Buttimore · 1 eps
2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesMargaret Booth · 1 eps
2001
Waking the DeadMoira Bowen · 2 eps
2001
Bodily HarmSheila Greenfield · 2 eps
2002
TT
The Terry and Gaby Show1 eps
2003
Doctor WhoMrs Angelo · 1 eps
2005
Little DorritMr. F's Aunt · 14 eps
2008
Hope SpringsSadie Cairncross · 8 eps
2009
Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant · 1 eps
2011
Call the MidwifeClarice Millgrove · 1 eps
2012
Lily's Driftwood BayNonna Dog (voice) · 100 eps
2014
Henry IXQueen Charlotte · 3 eps
2017

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