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Anna Massey Biography (1937-)

Full name, Anna Raymond Massey; born August 11, 1937, in Thakeham, Sussex, England; daughter of Raymond Hart Massey (an actor) and Adrianne Allen (an actress); sister of Daniel Massey (an actor); married Jeremy Huggins (an actor; stage name, Jeremy Brett) May, 1958 (divorced, 1962); married Uri Andres, 1990; children: (first marriage) one son.

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

August 11, 1937

Thakeham, Sussex, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Jane, The Reluctant Debutante, Theatre Royal, Brighton, England, then Cambridge Theatre, London, 1955, later Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1956
• Penelope Shawn, Dear Delinquent, Westminster Theatre, London, 1957
• Monica Claverton-Ferry, The Elder Statesman, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Cambridge Theatre, 1958
• Double Yolk, 1959
• Jane, Special Providence, St. Martin's Theatre, London, 1960
• Rose, The Last Joke, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1960
• Annie Sullivan, The Miracle Worker, Royalty Theatre, London, 1961
• Lady Teazle, School for Scandal, Haymarket Theatre Royal, London,1962
• Jennifer Dubedat, The Doctor's Dilemma, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1963
• Virginia Crawford, The Right Honourable Gentleman, Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1964
• Laura Wingfield, The Glass Menagerie, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, and Haymarket Theatre Royal, both 1965
• Jean Brodie, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1966
• Candida, The Flip Side, Apollo Theatre, London, 1967
• Julia, First Day of a New Season, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, 1967
• Rowena Highbury, This Space Is Mine, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1969
• Ophelia, Hamlet, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, England, 1970
• Joanna, Spoiled, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1971
• Ann, Slag, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1971
• Ariadne Utterword, Heartbreak House, Old Vic Theatre Company, National Theatre, London, 1975
• Gwendoline, Jingo, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1975
• First woman, Play, Royal Court Theatre, 1976
• Driver, Donkey's Years, Globe Theatre, London, 1977
• Marianne, Close of Play, National Theatre, 1979
• The Sea Gull, 1981
• "A Kind of Alaska" and "Family Voices," Other Places, National Theatre, 1982
• King Lear, National Theatre, 1986
• Broadway Bound, 1991
• A Hard Heart, 1992
• Grace, 1992
• Bel, Moonlight, Almeida Theatre, London, 1993
• Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Stuart, Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre, London, 1996
• Also appeared in The Importance of Being Earnest and Summer.
• Film Appearances
• Sally Gideon, Gideon's Day (also known as Gideon of Scotland Yard), Columbia, 1957
• Helen Stephens, Peeping Tom (also known as Face of Fear andThe Fotographer of Panic), Astor, 1960
• Le voyage a Biarritz (also known as The Trip to Biarritz),Millimax, 1962
• Elvira, Bunny Lake Is Missing, Columbia, 1965
• Sarah (Avery's wife), The Looking Glass War, Columbia, 1970
• Renee de Montreuil, De Sade (also known as Das Ausschweifende Leben des Marquis de Sade and Die Liebesabenteuer des Marquis S), Transcontinental, 1971
• Barbara "Babs" Milligan, Frenzy, Universal, 1972
• Donna, "Midnight Mess," The Vault of Horror (also known as Further Tales from the Crypt and Tales from the Crypt, Part II), Cinerama, 1973
• Kristine Linde, A Doll's House, Paramount, 1973
• Ms. Siegel, A Little Romance (also known as I love you, je t'aime), Orion, 1979
• Edna, Sweet William, Kendon Films, 1979
• Jennifer Pierce, Five Days One Summer, Warner Bros., 1982
• Sister Thomas, Sacred Hearts, Reality/Film Four, 1984
• Chairlady, The Little Drummer Girl, Warner Bros., 1984
• Imogen Bennett, Another Country, Orion Classics, 1984
• Betty, The Chain, Rank, 1985
• Miss Furze, Foreign Body, Orion, 1986
• Norma, La couleur du vent, 1988
• Edith Berg, Killing Dad, 1989
• Mary, The Tall Guy, Virgin Vision, 1989
• Mrs. Arundell, Mountains of the Moon, TriStar, 1990
• George Sand's mother, Impromptu, Hemdale, 1991
• Miss Rabstock, Emily's Ghost, 1992
• Miss Mead, Angels and Insects, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1995
• Mrs. Giblet, The Grotesque (also known as Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets and Grave Indiscretion), LIVE Entertainment, 1995
• Nanny Tess Webb, Haunted, Evergreen Entertainment, 1995
• Mother, Driftwood, Goldcrest Films, 1996
• Mother, Sweet Angel Mine, Handmade Films, 1996
• Fern Stoner, Deja Vu, Lions Gate Films/Rainbow Releasing, 1997
• The Slab Boys, Skreba Films, 1997
• Phoebe, Captain Jack (also known as An Inch over the Horizon), Winchester Films/Granada Films, 1998
• Dwina Phelps, Mad Cows, 1999
• Sarah Stevenson, Room to Rent, 2000
• Vi, Come and Go, 2000
• English teacher, Tmavomodry svet (also known as Dark Blue World), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001
• Miss Prism, The Importance of Being Earnest (also known as L'importance d'etre constant), Miramax, 2002
• Rosie, An Angel for May, 2002
• Lady Bailey, Possession, Focus Features, 2002
• Mrs. Shike, The Machinist, 2004
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Laura Kennedy, The Pallisers, BBC-2, 1974, then PBS, 1977
• Chillers (also known as Mistress of Suspense), 1990
• Aunt Marchmont, The Return of Psammead (also known as The Return of the Sand Fairy), 1993
• Voice of Mrs. Tittlemouse, The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (animated), 1993
• Janice Troutbeck, Nice Day at the Office, BBC, 1994
• Miniseries
• Lucetta Templeman, The Mayor of Casterbridge, BBC-2, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, both 1978
• Mrs. Danvers, Rebecca, BBC and PBS, 1978, 1980
• Lady Frances Nelson, I Remember Nelson, PBS, 1982
• Aunt Norris, Mansfield Park, BBC, 1983
• Letty, Day after the Fair, [Great Britain], 1987, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1988
• Miss Pross, A Tale of Two Cities, [Great Britain], then broadcaston Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, both 1989
• Queen Victoria, Around the World in 80 Days (also known as Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni and In 80 Tagen um die Welt), NBC, 1989
• Sarah Cole, A Respectable Trade, PBS, 1998
• Voice of the Rule Book, The Edwardian Country House (also known asManor House), Channel 4, 2002
• Aunt Stanbury, He Knew He Was Right, BBC, 2004
• Movies
• Jacqueline, Green of the Year, 1955
• Mrs. Danvers, Rebecca, 1962
• Jane Murdstone, David Copperfield, NBC, 1970
• Miss Ronberry, The Corn Is Green, CBS, 1979
• Sarah Callifer, The Potting Shed, CBS cable, 1982
• The Critic, 1982
• Journey into the Shadows, 1984
• Klavdia, Sakharov, HBO, 1984
• Betsy, Anna Karenina, CBS, 1985
• Nina, The McGuffin, BBC, 1985
• Edith Hope, Hotel du Lac, BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1986
• Eudora, A Hazard of Hearts, CBS, 1987
• Constance, The Christmas Tree, YTV, 1987
• Rachel, Season's Greetings, Arts and Entertainment, 1988
• Lady Emily Bredon, Tears in the Rain, Showtime, 1988
• Marcia Burrows, Sun Child, Yorkshire Television, 1988
• Prioress, Sea Dragon, 1990
• Rosemary, Murder in Mind, 1994
• Lillian, The Sleeper, BBC America, 2000
• Also appeared in Remember the Germans; Wicked Woman; and You're Not Watching Me, Mummy.
• Specials
• Titania, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Associated Rediffusion Television, 1964
• Hay Fever (also known as Play of the Month: Hay Fever), BBC, 1968
• A Woman Sobbing (also known as Dead of Night: A Woman Sobbing), BBC, 1972
• The Love of a Good Woman (also known as BBC2 Playhouse--The Mind Beyond: The Love of a Good Woman), 1976
• Afternoon Off (also known as Six Plays by Alan Bennett: Afternoon Off), LWT, 1979
• Mamma, Shalom, Joan Collins, Channel 4, 1989
• Herself, Coral Browne: Caviar for the General, 1989
• Voice of Mrs. Tittlemouse, The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse, 1995
• Herself, A Very British Psycho (documentary), Channel 4, 1997
• Episodic
• Irene Wrzaszcyzk, "Mr. Botibol's First Love," Tales of the Unexpected (also known as Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected), Anglia Television, then NBC, both 1979
• Helen Bryers, "Hazell and the Happy Couple," Hazell, Thames Television, 1979
• Julia Wallace, "The Man from the Pru," Mystery!, PBS, 1991
• Mademoiselle Antoinette Dupont, "A Breath of French Air: Parts 1 & 2," The Darling Buds of May, ITV, 1991
• Mademoiselle Antoinette Dupont, "Oh! To Be in England: Part 2," The Darling Buds of May, ITV, 1992
• Lady Emily Balcombe, "Happy Families," Inspector Morse, ITV and PBS, 1992
• Gertrude Bell, "Paris, May 1919," The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, ABC, 1993
• Ruth O'Callaghan, "Nursing Home Murder," Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, BBC, 1993, broadcast as an episode of Mystery!, PBS, 1993
• Inspector Morse, Series VII: Happy Families, Central Television, later broadcast as an episode of Mystery!, PBS, 1994
• Herself, Ruby, 1997, 1998
• Honoria Lyddiard, "Written in Blood," Midsomer Murders, ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 1998
• Cindy, "Slam Dunk," Nash Bridges, CBS, 2001
• Miss Emily Hawthorne, "Zoxim," Strange, BBC, 2003
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Readings
• Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, Audio Partners, 1999