Occupation Actress Years active 1956–present | Name Ann Firbank Role Actress | |
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Movies Anna and the King, The Servant, A Passage to India, Accident, The Scarlet Pimpernel Similar People Alan Bridges, Andy Tennant, Joseph Losey, Gary Sinyor, Clive Donner | ||
Ann Firbank is a veteran actress of film, television, and stage whose career extends from 1956. One of Firbank's more notable roles is her 1971 portrayal of Anne Elliot in the serial Persuasion, an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name.
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Career
Firbank starred as Anne Elliot in the ITV serial Persuasion, a 1971 adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name. Her film credits include the 1967 film Accident, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) and Anna and the King (1999). In 2005, Firbank appeared in the costume drama Elizabeth I alongside Helen Mirren.
Firbank appeared in a 2012 production of The Golden Dragon at the Jagriti Theatre in Bangalore, India. A reviewer for The Hindu praised Firbank's performance, writing that the "energetic and youthful at 79" actress "stands out for her stage presence". In 2014, Firbank appeared in a production of the play The Crucible at the Old Vic, playing the elderly Rebecca Nurse.
Personal life
She is a friend of the Scottish actress Amanda Walker. She was engaged to the actor Patric Doonan before his suicide in 1958, despite the fact that he was already married to actress Aud Johansen.
Film
Television
Theatre
Filmography
Actress
2022
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical as
Elderly Teacher (as Annie Firbank)
2021
The Witcher (TV Series) as
Ithlinne
- Kaer Morhen (2021) - Ithlinne (as Annie Firbank)
2021
Foundation (TV Series) as
Crone Zephyr
- The Missing Piece (2021) - Crone Zephyr
2021
True Things as
Nan
2019
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker as
Tatooine Elder (as Annie Firbank)
2019
Intrigo: Samaria as
Irma Kuentzer (as Annie Firbank)
2018
Les Misérables (TV Mini Series) as
Old Lady
- Episode #1.1 (2018) - Old Lady (as Annie Firbank)
2018
The Little Stranger as
Aunt Cissie (as Annie Firbank)
2018
Just Molly & Me (Short) as
Molly
2018
Old Vic: In Camera - Fanny & Alexander (TV Movie)
2017
A Simple Fracture (Short) as
Eleanor Stone
2014
The Crucible as
Rebecca Nurse
2014
New Tricks (TV Series) as
Nancy Evans
- Ghosts (2014) - Nancy Evans
2013
White Lie as
Mrs. Davies
2013
It Happened in Saint-Tropez as
Dame anglaise
2012
In Love with Alma Cogan as
Mrs. Craske
2012
Shoot Me! (Short) as
Therapist
2009
The Visitor (Short) as
Aunt Violet
2009
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) as
Felicity Law
- The Black Book (2009) - Felicity Law
2008
Ptitzi bozhii (Short)
2008
Kingdom (TV Series) as
Grace
- Episode #2.4 (2008) - Grace
2007
EastEnders (TV Series) as
Marion
- Episode #1.3391 (2007) - Marion
2005
Elizabeth I (TV Mini Series) as
Lady Anne
- Episode #1.2 (2005) - Lady Anne
- Episode #1.1 (2005) - Lady Anne
2004
Doctors (TV Series) as
Adele Mercer
- Always in My Heart (2004) - Adele Mercer
2003
Photo Finish as
Mrs. Balbinski
2000
Esther Kahn as
Sarah 'Aunt Julia', Hedda Gabler
2000
The 10th Kingdom (TV Mini Series) as
Old Woman
- Episode #1.10 (2000) - Old Woman
- Episode #1.4 (2000) - Old Woman
1999
Anna and the King as
Lady Bradley
1999
An Evil Streak (TV Series) as
Consultant
1998
Animal Ark (TV Series) as
Miss Joan Spry
- Donkey on the Doorstep (1998) - Miss Joan Spry
1997
Kavanagh QC (TV Series) as
Margaret Jackson
- Diplomatic Baggage (1997) - Margaret Jackson
1996
The Treasure Seekers (TV Movie) as
Emily
1994
Scarlett (TV Mini Series) as
London Nurse
- Episode #1.4 (1994) - London Nurse
1993
All or Nothing at All (TV Mini Series) as
Elizabeth
- Episode #1.3 (1993) - Elizabeth
- Episode #1.2 (1993) - Elizabeth
- Episode #1.1 (1993) - Elizabeth
1993
Heartbeat (TV Series) as
Agnes Tripp
- End of the Line (1993) - Agnes Tripp
1993
The Good Guys (TV Series) as
Nora
- All That Sparkles (1993) - Nora
1992
Growing Rich (TV Series) as
Mrs. Haverill
- Episode #1.6 (1992) - Mrs. Haverill
- Episode #1.3 (1992) - Mrs. Haverill
- Episode #1.2 (1992) - Mrs. Haverill
1991
Chancer (TV Series) as
Hannah
- Remembrance (1991) - Hannah
1991
Surgical Spirit (TV Series) as
Elaine Fawcett
- Close to the Edge (1991) - Elaine Fawcett
1990
Boon (TV Series) as
Mrs. Walters
- Tales from the River Bank (1990) - Mrs. Walters
1989
Mother Love (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Turner
- Episode #1.1 (1989) - Mrs. Turner
1989
Strapless as
Daphne Brodie
1989
Poirot (TV Series) as
Ellie Henderson
- Problem at Sea (1989) - Ellie Henderson
1989
Bergerac (TV Series) as
Sheila King
- The Other Woman (1989) - Sheila King
1988
The Unkindest Cut (Short)
1987
Lionheart as
Catatonic Woman
1987
Heart of the Country (TV Mini Series) as
Jane Wandle
- 'Till I'm on My Feet (1987) - Jane Wandle
- You Have to Have Someone (1987) - Jane Wandle
- Why Wasn't I Told? (1987) - Jane Wandle
1986
Foreign Body as
Mrs. Plumb
1986
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Penelope Milne
- Hotel du Lac (1986) - Penelope Milne
1984
A Passage to India as
Mrs. Callendar
1983
A Flame to the Phoenix
1983
Nelly's Version (TV Movie) as
Patricia McKenzie
1982
The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Movie) as
Countess de Tournay
1980
Flesh and Blood (TV Series) as
Sarah Brassington
- A Sort of Committee (1980) - Sarah Brassington
- Worked Out (1980) - Sarah Brassington
- Reap and Sow (1980) - Sarah Brassington
- Leave It with Me (1980) - Sarah Brassington
- Fish and Chips Twice (1980) - Sarah Brassington
- Day of Rest (1980) - Sarah Brassington
- A Decent Interval (1980) - Sarah Brassington
- Time of Life (1980) - Sarah Brassington
- Every Man Is an Island (1980) - Sarah Brassington
- Feeling Your Age (1980) - Sarah Brassington
1981
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mother
- Findings on a Late Afternoon (1981) - Mother
1973
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Sara Gibson / Sarah Gibson QC / Sarah Gibson
- Proof Spirits: Part 3 (1981) - Sarah Gibson QC
- Proof Spirits: Part 2 (1981) - Sarah Gibson QC
- Proof Spirits: Part 1 (1981) - Sarah Gibson QC
- Light the Blue Touch-Paper: Part 3 (1975) - Sara Gibson
- Light the Blue Touch-Paper: Part 2 (1975) - Sara Gibson
- Light the Blue Touch-Paper: Part 1 (1975) - Sarah Gibson
- The Dashing Young Officer: Part 3 (1974) - Sara Gibson
- The Dashing Young Officer: Part 2 (1974) - Sara Gibson
- The Dashing Young Officer: Part 1 (1974) - Sara Gibson
- The Messenger Boy: Part 1 (1974) - Sara Gibson
- My Old Man's a Dustman: Part 3 (1973) - Sara Gibson
- My Old Man's a Dustman: Part 2 (1973) - Sara Gibson
- My Old Man's a Dustman: Part 1 (1973) - Sara Gibson
1980
The Pump (TV Movie) as
Mrs Carter
1979
Tales from a Flying Trunk as
Mother
1979
Premiere (TV Series) as
Liz Perrin
- Weekend (1979) - Liz Perrin
1978
Lillie (TV Mini Series) as
Princess Alexandra / Queen Alexandra / Princess Alexandra (Alix)
- Fifty Cents a Dance (1978) - Queen Alexandra
- Sunset and Evening Star (1978) - Queen Alexandra
- Going on the Stage (1978) - Princess Alexandra (Alix)
- The Sailor Prince (1978) - Princess Alexandra
- Let Them Say (1978) - Princess Alexandra
- Bertie (1978) - Princess Alexandra
1977
Space: 1999 (TV Series) as
Consul Varda
- The Dorcons (1977) - Consul Varda
1976
Angels (TV Series) as
Pamela Dove
- Babes in the Wood (1976) - Pamela Dove
1975
The Nearly Man (TV Series) as
Alice Collinson
- Options (1975) - Alice Collinson
- Casualties: August 1975 (1975) - Alice Collinson
- Confrontation: July 1975 (1975) - Alice Collinson
- Re-Shuffle: June 1975 (1975) - Alice Collinson
- Power Base: April 1975 (1975) - Alice Collinson
- Opportunity: March 1975 (1975) - Alice Collinson
1974
Brief Encounter (TV Movie) as
Melanie Harvey
1974
The Nearly Man (TV Movie) as
Alice Tomlinson
1974
Special Branch (TV Series) as
Gisela Hellman
- Alien (1974) - Gisela Hellman
1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Mary / Victoria Jardine
- The Web (1972)
- The Shopper (1971) - Mary
- Married Alive (1970) - Victoria Jardine
1972
Asylum as
Anna (segment "The Weird Tailor")
1972
Doomwatch (TV Series) as
Peggy Massingham
- Waiting for a Knighthood (1972) - Peggy Massingham
1972
The Lotus Eaters (TV Series) as
Lorna Clive
- The Present Mrs. Clive (1972) - Lorna Clive
1971
Owen, M.D. (TV Series) as
Gwen Richards
- The Birdwatcher, Part 2 (1971) - Gwen Richards
- The Birdwatcher, Part 1 (1971) - Gwen Richards
1971
Trial (TV Series) as
Louise
- Counsel for the Prosecution (1971) - Louise
1966
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Joanna / Elizabeth Daymer
- Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee (1971) - Joanna
- The Pity of It All (1966) - Elizabeth Daymer
1971
Kate (TV Series) as
Anna Price
- A Child Is a Gift (1971) - Anna Price
1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday as
Party Guest
1971
Persuasion (TV Mini Series) as
Anne Elliot
- Episode #1.5 (1971) - Anne Elliot
- Episode #1.4 (1971) - Anne Elliot
- Episode #1.3 (1971) - Anne Elliot
- Episode #1.2 (1971) - Anne Elliot
- Episode #1.1 (1971) - Anne Elliot
1971
Hændeligt uheld as
Sonja Melchoir
1971
A Severed Head as
Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon
1970
Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
Beatrice Hastings
- A Requiem for Modigliani (1970) - Beatrice Hastings
1970
The Doctors (TV Series) as
Pat Milton-Seeger
- Episode #1.66 (1970) - Pat Milton-Seeger
- Episode #1.58 (1970) - Pat Milton-Seeger
- Episode #1.57 (1970) - Pat Milton-Seeger
- Episode #1.56 (1970) - Pat Milton-Seeger
- Episode #1.55 (1970) - Pat Milton-Seeger
1969
Strange Report (TV Series) as
Miss Betty Collingford
- Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor? (1969) - Miss Betty Collingford
1969
Mord nach der Oper (TV Movie) as
Joan Newcomb
1969
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Rosalind
- Murder: Mr Buchanan (1969) - Rosalind
1968
The Root of All Evil? (TV Series) as
Maureen Benton
- Money for Change (1968) - Maureen Benton
1967
Accident as
Laura
1966
Out of the Unknown (TV Series) as
Dr. Inge Jensen
- Satisfaction Guaranteed (1966) - Dr. Inge Jensen
1966
Knock on Any Door (TV Series) as
Victoria Rayne
- The Diary of Mr. Casson (1966) - Victoria Rayne
1966
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Sally Dix / Sheila
- A Letter from the Country (1966) - Sally Dix
- Brothers (1966) - Sheila
1966
A Man Could Get Killed as
Miss Nolan
1965
199 Park Lane (TV Series) as
Caroline Petrakos
- Episode #1.15 (1965) - Caroline Petrakos
- Episode #1.14 (1965) - Caroline Petrakos
- Episode #1.13 (1965) - Caroline Petrakos
- Episode #1.12 (1965) - Caroline Petrakos
- Episode #1.11 (1965) - Caroline Petrakos
- Episode #1.10 (1965) - Caroline Petrakos
- Episode #1.9 (1965) - Caroline Petrakos
- Episode #1.8 (1965) - Caroline Petrakos
- Episode #1.6 (1965) - Caroline Petrakos
- Episode #1.5 (1965) - Caroline Petrakos
1965
Darling as
Sybil Martin (uncredited)
1965
Dead Man's Chest as
Mildred Jones
1965
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Mildred Jones
- Dead Man's Chest (1965) - Mildred Jones
1965
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Anthea Cross
- Music for Murder (1965) - Anthea Cross
1964
The Plane Makers (TV Series) as
Pamela Wilder
- The Firing Line (1965) - Pamela Wilder
- Appointment in Brussels (1964) - Pamela Wilder
- The Salesmen (1964) - Pamela Wilder
- Other People Own Our Jungles Now (1964) - Pamela Wilder
1964
The Human Jungle (TV Series) as
Grace Charlton
- Skeleton in the Cupboard (1964) - Grace Charlton
1964
Story Parade (TV Series) as
Eve Lord
- Shadow of Guilt (1964) - Eve Lord
1963
The Servant as
People in restaurant: Society Woman
1962
Suspense (TV Series) as
Helen Treece / Mary Donald
- Walk in Fear (1963) - Helen Treece
- On the Night of the Murder (1962) - Mary Donald
1960
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
Mary Nesbitt / The Almoner
- Episode #1.588 (1963) - The Almoner
- Episode #1.415 (1961) - Mary Nesbitt
- Episode #1.410 (1961) - Mary Nesbitt
- Episode #1.402 (1960) - Mary Nesbitt
- Episode #1.396 (1960) - Mary Nesbitt
- Episode #1.395 (1960) - Mary Nesbitt
- Episode #1.393 (1960) - Mary Nesbitt
- Episode #1.389 (1960) - Mary Nesbitt
- Episode #1.388 (1960) - Mary Nesbitt
- Episode #1.386 (1960) - Mary Nesbitt
1961
Maigret (TV Series) as
Eva
- Inspector Lognon's Triumph (1961) - Eva
1961
Nothing Barred as
Lady Kate
1961
By Invitation Only (TV Movie) as
Ruth Chappel
1961
The Truth About Billy Newton (TV Movie) as
Jean Cunliffe
1961
Knight Errant Limited (TV Series) as
Jenny Gleason
- A Spider's Life (1961) - Jenny Gleason
1960
Danger Man (TV Series) as
Bobbie Palmer [Bobb in credits]
- The Island (1960) - Bobbie Palmer [Bobb in credits]
1959
Charlie Drake (TV Series) as
Alison Carter
- The Angry Young Plumber (1959) - Alison Carter
1957
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Betty Ramsbotham / Phyllis Peabody / Kitty Stratton / ...
- Brian Rix Presents #9: A Cup of Kindness (1959) - Betty Ramsbotham
- Brian Rix Presents #8: Sleeping Partnership (1959) - Phyllis Peabody
- Thark (1957) - Kitty Stratton
- Jane Steps Out (1957) - Jane Wilton
1959
Theatre Night (TV Series) as
Frances Pilbright
- How Say You? (1959) - Frances Pilbright
1959
Carry on Nurse as
Helen Lloyd
1959
Time Out of Mind (TV Movie) as
Jane Waverley
1958
Leave It to Todhunter (TV Series) as
Felicity Farroway
- Rope's End (1958) - Felicity Farroway
- Cherchez l'Homme (1958) - Felicity Farroway
- Choice of Weapons (1958) - Felicity Farroway
1958
Behind the Mask as
Mrs. Judson
1957
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Jane O'Malley / Lynne Hartley
- The Young May Moon (1958) - Jane O'Malley
- The Guinea Pig (1957) - Lynne Hartley
1958
Lover's Leap (TV Movie) as
Sarah Treille
1958
Doomsday for Dyson (TV Movie) as
Ann Dyson
1957
The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) as
Mary Quartermaine
- An Apple for the Archer (1957) - Mary Quartermaine
1957
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Helen Hayle / Baba
- On Approval (1957) - Helen Hayle
- Two Ducks on a Pond (1957) - Baba
1957
Kenilworth (TV Series) as
Amy Robsart
- Episode #1.6 (1957) - Amy Robsart
- Episode #1.5 (1957) - Amy Robsart
- Episode #1.4 (1957) - Amy Robsart
- Episode #1.3 (1957) - Amy Robsart
- Episode #1.2 (1957) - Amy Robsart
- Episode #1.1 (1957) - Amy Robsart
1956
Without Love (TV Movie) as
Meg Hammond
Self
1973
Call My Bluff (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #7.12 (1973) - Self
- Episode #7.11 (1973) - Self
References
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