Occupation Actress Name Ann Beach | Role Actress | |
Children Charlotte Coleman, Lisa Coleman Movies The City of the Dead, Notting Hill, Under Milk Wood, King Ralph, One Chance Similar People | ||
Ann Beach (7 June 1938 – 9 March 2017) was a British actress.
She was the mother of Charlotte Coleman and Lisa Coleman. She is perhaps best remembered for her supporting role as Sonia Barrett, the quirky next-door neighbour on the British comedy Fresh Fields, starring Julia McKenzie and Anton Rodgers. She was married to Francis Coleman. She won a scholarship to RADA at the age of 16. After leaving, she went on tour with Frankie Howerd in Hotel Paradiso, and then came to London in the title role of Emlyn Williams's "Beth". This was not a success, but she was soon busily engaged in television work, until she went back to the stage in the Theatre Workshop company at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Among the parts she created there were Rosie in Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be, and Miss Gilchrist in The Hostage. She then created the role of Barbara in Billy Liar at the Cambridge Theatre in September 1960.
Filmography
Actress
2013
One Chance as
Elderly Woman
2012
The Archers (Podcast Series) as
Joyce Walters
- Episode #1.16912 (2012) - Joyce Walters
- Episode #1.16900 (2012) - Joyce Walters
- Episode #1.16895 (2012) - Joyce Walters
- Episode #1.16831 (2012) - Joyce Walters
- Episode #1.16811 (2012) - Joyce Walters
- Episode #1.16807 (2012) - Joyce Walters
2012
Monroe (TV Series) as
June Daggert
- Episode #2.5 (2012) - June Daggert
2011
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me (TV Movie) as
Freddie's Grandma
2011
Pandora's Tower (Video Game) as
Mavda (English version, voice)
2011
The Afternoon Play (TV Series) as
Alice
- Small Acts of Kindness (2011) - Alice
2010
Bad Night for the Blues (Short) as
Madge
2008
Holby Blue (TV Series) as
Annie
- Episode #2.3 (2008) - Annie
2007
The History of Mr Polly (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Rumbold
2007
I Am Bob (Short) as
Friendly Old Lady (as Anne Beach)
2007
Foyle's War (TV Series) as
Hilda Greenwood
- Bleak Midwinter (2007) - Hilda Greenwood
2005
Cold Blood (TV Series) as
Lynn
- Cold Blood (2005) - Lynn
2005
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) as
Sonia Hardwick
- Sauce for the Goose (2005) - Sonia Hardwick
2002
Double Act (TV Movie) as
Gran
2001
Peak Practice (TV Series) as
Eunice Gould
- Flesh and Blood (2001) - Eunice Gould
2000
Home Farm Twins (TV Series) as
Dotty Miller
- Sam and AJ Save the Day (2000) - Dotty Miller
1999
People Like Us (TV Series)
- The Photographer (1999)
1999
Notting Hill as
William's Mother
1998
Wycliffe (TV Series) as
Mrs. Wimble
- Land's End (1998) - Mrs. Wimble
1995
The Bill (TV Series) as
Mrs. Parker
- All in the Game (1995) - Mrs. Parker
1991
Screen One (TV Series) as
Mrs. Leveller / Mrs. Chubb
- Two Golden Balls (1994) - Mrs. Leveller
- A Question of Attribution (1991) - Mrs. Chubb
1994
The Lifeboat (TV Series) as
Phyllis Shore
- Three Men in a Boat (1994) - Phyllis Shore
- Homecomings (1994) - Phyllis Shore
- The Pirates of Penrhys (1994) - Phyllis Shore
- Troubled Waters (1994) - Phyllis Shore
1992
Land of Hope and Gloria (TV Series) as
Freda
- Running Before Walking (1992) - Freda
1991
French Fields (TV Series) as
Sonia
- Hail and Farewell (1991) - Sonia
1991
King Ralph as
Miranda's Mother
1990
Home to Roost (TV Series) as
Rita Higgs
- Return to Clagthorpe (1990) - Rita Higgs
1989
Brookside (TV Series) as
Jane Harper
- Sue and Terry (1989) - Jane Harper
1987
Scene (TV Series)
- This Year's Model (1987)
1987
The Sooty Show (TV Series) as
Detective Sergeant Sarah Snoop
- White Lies (1987) - Detective Sergeant Sarah Snoop
1984
Fresh Fields (TV Series) as
Sonia / Sonia Barrett
- Happy Returns (1986) - Sonia
- Brighton or Bust (1986) - Sonia
- Caught in the Act (1986) - Sonia
- Takes Two to Tango (1986) - Sonia
- One Damned Ming After Another (1986) - Sonia
- The Old Folks at Home (1986) - Sonia
- A Nose for Trouble (1986) - Sonia
- A Dickens of a Christmas (1985) - Sonia Barrett
- Alarums and Excursions (1985) - Sonia
- Crossed Lines (1985) - Sonia
- Tipping the Scales (1985) - Sonia
- Moveable Feasts (1985) - Sonia
- A Waiting Game (1985) - Sonia
- Do It Yourself (1985) - Sonia
- Get Me to the Church (1984) - Sonia
- Business Contacts (1984) - Sonia
- In the Spring (1984) - Sonia
- Alright on the Night (1984) - Sonia Barrett
- A Brief Encounter (1984) - Sonia Barrett
- A Night to Remember (1984) - Sonia Barrett
- Something in the Oven (1984) - Sonia Barrett
- Des. Det. Res. (1984) - Sonia Barrett
- The Naked Truth (1984) - Sonia Barrett
- Hook, Line and Sink Her (1984) - Sonia Barrett
- Middle-Age Dread (1984) - Sonia Barrett
- Dish of the Day (1984) - Sonia Barrett
1986
That Uncertain Feeling (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Davies
- Episode #1.4 (1986) - Mrs. Davies
- Episode #1.3 (1986) - Mrs. Davies
- Episode #1.2 (1986) - Mrs. Davies
- Episode #1.1 (1986) - Mrs. Davies
1985
Tandoori Nights (TV Series) as
Nurse Peters
- Far from the Ganges (1985) - Nurse Peters
1983
Nanny (TV Series) as
Miss Alice Casson
- The Prodigy (1983) - Miss Alice Casson
1983
Salad Days (TV Movie) as
Timothy's Mother
1982
Oliver Twist (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Sowerberry
1981
Only When I Laugh (TV Series) as
Helen Roper-Jones
- Postman's Knock (1981) - Helen Roper-Jones
1981
Holding the Fort (TV Series) as
Muriel
- Famous First Words (1981) - Muriel
1980
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Miss Unwin
- Georgy Porgy (1980) - Miss Unwin
1972
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Morag / Shirley Ritchie / Valerie
- The Vanishing Army (1980) - Morag
- Song at Twilight (1973) - Shirley Ritchie
- The Villa Maroc (1972) - Valerie
1980
The History of Mr. Polly (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Johnson
- Episode #1.3 (1980) - Mrs. Johnson
- Episode #1.2 (1980) - Mrs. Johnson
1979
Diary of a Nobody (TV Series) as
Sarah
- Episode #1.9 (1979) - Sarah
- Episode #1.8 (1979) - Sarah
- Episode #1.6 (1979) - Sarah
- Episode #1.5 (1979) - Sarah
- Episode #1.4 (1979) - Sarah
- Episode #1.3 (1979) - Sarah
- Episode #1.2 (1979) - Sarah
- Episode #1.1 (1979) - Sarah
1979
Brecht and Co (TV Movie) as
Member of Brecht's company / Widow Begbick / Polly Peacham
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Morag
- The Vanishing Army (1978) - Morag
1978
The Upchat Connection (TV Series) as
Una
- Spring in Park Lane (1978) - Una
1977
The Battle of Billy's Pond as
Mrs. Bateson
1977
Rising Damp (TV Series) as
Mrs. Brent
- That's My Boy (1977) - Mrs. Brent
1966
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
Mrs. Dainty Fidget / Violet / Anna Vyroubova / ...
- The Country Wife (1977) - Mrs. Dainty Fidget
- The Winslow Boy (1977) - Violet
- Rasputin (1971) - Anna Vyroubova
- Make Me an Offer (1966) - Gwen
1976
Fred Basset (TV Series)(voice)
1976
James and the Giant Peach (TV Movie) as
Aunt Sponge
1976
The Government Inspector (TV Series) as
Mayor's wife
- Bribery and Corruption (1976) - Mayor's wife
1976
Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (TV Movie) as
Clara
1976
Bouquet of Barbed Wire (TV Mini Series) as
Monica
- Introductions (1976) - Monica
- Home-coming (1976) - Monica
1975
Shades of Greene (TV Series) as
Miss Sanderson
- Special Duties (1975) - Miss Sanderson
1975
Dawson's Weekly (TV Series) as
Mrs. Ffoulkes
- The Clerical Error (1975) - Mrs. Ffoulkes
1975
Ten from the Twenties (TV Series) as
Jehane
- The Orsini Emeralds (1975) - Jehane
1974
Late Night Drama (TV Series) as
Diane
- You Don't Remember! (1974) - Diane
1974
Masquerade (TV Series) as
Freda
- Service Not Included (1974) - Freda
1974
Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
Queen Victoria
- Crystal Palace-The Great Glass Hive (1974) - Queen Victoria
1974
Perils of Pendragon (TV Series) as
Maudlin
- Cut Yourself a Slice of Throat (1974) - Maudlin
- A Persistent Coffin (1974) - Maudlin
1958
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Penelope / Mrs. Drayton / Elaine Morris
- A Bit of a Lift (1973) - Penelope
- The Bargain Hunters (1971) - Mrs. Drayton
- Night Panic (1960) - Elaine Morris
- The Terrorist (1958)
1973
7 of 1 (TV Series) as
Doris
- My Old Man (1973) - Doris
1973
Never Mind the Quality: Feel the Width as
Bridie
1972
The Man Outside (TV Series) as
Maudlin
- A Persistent Coffin (1972) - Maudlin
1971
Shirley's World (TV Series)
- The Rally (1971)
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Mary Grandard
- The Woman in the Big Hat (1971) - Mary Grandard
1971
Under Milk Wood as
Polly Garter
1971
Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree (TV Series) as
Various roles
- Episode #1.6 (1971) - Various roles
- Episode #1.5 (1971) - Various roles
- Episode #1.4 (1971) - Various roles
- Episode #1.3 (1971) - Various roles
- Episode #1.2 (1971) - Various roles
- Episode #1.1 (1971) - Various roles
1971
For the Love of Ada (TV Series) as
Alice Bingley
- The Journey (1971) - Alice Bingley
1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as
Receptionist
1970
Steptoe and Son (TV Series) as
Daphne
- Steptoe and Son - and Son! (1970) - Daphne
1969
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Music Hall Artiste / Blodwen Wilderness
- Mad Jack (1970) - Music Hall Artiste
- Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage (1969) - Blodwen Wilderness
1969
Jackanory (TV Series) as
Storyteller
- Green Smoke: The Pool of Excalibur (1969) - Storyteller
- Green Smoke: The Mermaid (1969) - Storyteller
- Green Smoke: I'm for Tintagel Castle (1969) - Storyteller
- Green Smoke: The Story of the Flaming Dragon (1969) - Storyteller
- Green Smoke: The Puff of Green Smoke (1969) - Storyteller
1968
Sebastian as
Pamela
1967
Half Hour Story (TV Series) as
Jennifer
- The 45th Unmarried Mother (1967) - Jennifer
1966
Hotel Paradiso as
Victoire
1966
The World of Wooster (TV Series) as
Parlourmaid
- Jeeves and the Clustering Round Young Bingo (1966) - Parlourmaid
1965
Off Beat... (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.2 (1965)
- Episode #1.1 (1965)
1963
Festival (TV Series) as
Maria / Saunders
- A Florentine Tragedy (1964) - Maria
- Fallen Angels (1963) - Saunders
1962
The Fast Lady as
Miss Timpkins
1961
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Thelma / Miss Chatham
- Worm's Eye View (1962) - Thelma
- Brian Rix Presents #14: Flat Spin (1961) - Miss Chatham
1961
The Rag Trade (TV Series) as
Brenda
- Christmas Box (1961) - Brenda
- The Italian Designer (1961) - Brenda
- Doctor's Orders (1961) - Brenda
- Episode #1.7 (1961) - Brenda
- Unhappy Customer (1961) - Brenda
- The Sample (1961) - Brenda
- French Fashions (1961) - Brenda
- Early Start (1961) - Brenda
- Getting Married (1961) - Brenda
- The Baby (1961) - Brenda
1961
Nothing Barred as
Girlfriend Who Drops Through Open Manhole (uncredited)
1961
On the Fiddle as
Iris
1960
Theatre Night (TV Series) as
Barbara
- Billy Liar (1960) - Barbara
1960
The City of the Dead as
Lottie
1957
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Maude Riordan
- The Grass Harp (1957) - Maude Riordan
Self
1963
Tempo (TV Series documentary)
- Lions Led by Donkeys (1963)
References
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