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Ann Mitchell is a British stage and television actress. She came to prominence in the 1980s when she starred as Dolly Rawlins in the crime series Widows as well as the sequels Widows 2 and She's Out, all written by Lynda La Plante. In 2011, she was cast as Cora Cross in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, the mother of Tanya Branning and Rainie Cross. Mitchell has appeared in many roles in film, theatre and television and has played a significant number of major roles such as Mrs. Warren in Mrs. Warren's Profession and her Laurence Olivier Award nominated performance in Through the Leaves.
Birth Name
Ann E. Mitchell
Born
Saturday, 22 April 1939
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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For Her Sins | Maggie Gibson | 2023 |
The Gold | Sadie | 2023 |
The Haunting in Wicker Park | Myra Danvers | 2023 |
Gunfight at Dry River | Etta Ryles | 2021 |
Year of the Rabbit | Gwen | 2019 |
Widows | Amanda's Mother | 2018 |
Farming | Hilda | 2018 |
Hetty Feather | Miss Smith | 2015 |
Dragonfly | Margaret Grosvenor | 2014 |
Titus | Marina | 2013 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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For Her Sins | Maggie Gibson | 2023 |
The Gold | Sadie | 2023 |
The Haunting in Wicker Park | Myra Danvers | 2023 |
Gunfight at Dry River | Etta Ryles | 2021 |
Year of the Rabbit | Gwen | 2019 |
Widows | Amanda's Mother | 2018 |
Farming | Hilda | 2018 |
Hetty Feather | Miss Smith | 2015 |
Dragonfly | Margaret Grosvenor | 2014 |
Titus | Marina | 2013 |
Call the Midwife | Elsie Dyer | 2012 |
The Deep Blue Sea | Mrs. Elton / Mrs Elton | 2011 |
Vera | Moira Swann | 2011 |
The Many Faces of... | Mother as a young woman / Self | 2009 |
A Matador's Mistress | Doña Angustias / Mme Angustias | 2008 |
Jane Hall | Lilian Ramsey | 2005 |
Summer in the Suburbs | Mulligan | 2000 |
Loose Women | Herself | 1999 |
Gimme Gimme Gimme | Miss Twitch | 1999 |
Supply & Demand | Caroline | 1998 |
Deep Secrets | Fran | 1996 |
Silent Witness | Molly Trask | 1996 |
She's Out | Dolly Rawlins | 1995 |
Kavanagh QC | Mrs. Justice Addis | 1995 |
Harry | Penrose QC | 1993 |
The Detectives | Superintendent Simmons | 1993 |
Heartbeat | Iris Grocott | 1992 |
Papierowe malzenstwo | Phyllida / Phyllida Devenish | 1992 |
Maigret | Mme. Moncin | 1992 |
French and Saunders | Self | 1987 |
Casualty | Margaret Samson / Mrs. McKenzie | 1986 |
The Brief | Doreen Fallon / Val Davies / Sue Cooper / Mrs. Cook / Miss Alexander | 1984 |
Alas Smith & Jones | 1984 | |
Taggart | Annie Gilmour | 1983 |
Widows | Dolly Rawlins | 1983 |
Bergerac | Lola Betts | 1981 |
Lady Chatterley's Lover | Ivy Bolton | 1981 |
Sunday Night Thriller | Miss. Grindley | 1981 |
Children In Need | Jazz Dancer | 1980 |
Murder by Decree | Jane | 1979 |
The Haunting of Julia | Woman in Park | 1978 |
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Miss Michaels | 1978 |
Angels | Sister Huntley | 1975 |
Within These Walls | Kathleen Marsh | 1974 |
Centre Play | Joan | 1973 |
Crown Court | Vera Chadwick | 1972 |
Upstairs, Downstairs | Militant Woman | 1971 |
Play for Today | Amenities officer | 1970 |
Thirty-Minute Theatre | Elaine Garden / Pat | 1965 |
The Wednesday Play | Marie, girl | 1964 |
Diary of a Young Man | Eileen | 1964 |
Theatre 625 | Mother as a young woman | 1964 |
Monitor | 2nd Neighbour | 1958 |
Dixon of Dock Green | Mrs. Stubbings | 1955 |