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Anna Massey

Date of birth: 1937-08-11

Place of birth: Thakeham, West Sussex, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Anna Raymond Massey, Anna Massey CBE, Anna Massey OBE, Anna Raymond Massey CBE

Anna Massey

Biography

Anna Raymond Massey CBE (11 August 1937 - 3 July 2011) was an English stage, screen, and television actress. She was the daughter of Hollywood actor Raymond Massey.

Movie Credits

Frenzy
3.5

Frenzy

1972-05-25

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal sla

Bunny Lake Is Missing
3.6

Bunny Lake Is Missing

1965-10-03

A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever

The Machinist
3.8

The Machinist

2004-09-24

Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man

Mountains of the Moon
3.3

Mountains of the Moon

1990-02-16

The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the so

Peeping Tom
3.7

Peeping Tom

1960-05-16

Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of wome

Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
4

Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures

2004-09-22

A biopic of Agatha Christie including her 10 day disappearance.

Another Country
3.3

Another Country

1984-06-01

In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at publi

The Oxford Murders
3

The Oxford Murders

2008-01-18

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential serie

The Importance of Being Earnest
3.4

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002-05-17

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is f

Belonging
2.8

Belonging

2004-09-12

Jess (Brenda Blethyn) and town handyman Jacob (Kevin Whately) have been happily married 20 years, re

A Doll's House
2.8

A Doll's House

1973-04-10

Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian hus

Murder in Mind
1.5

Murder in Mind

1994-10-02

A body is found face down in a tank. Detective Inspector Iverson, investigating what seems like a ro

Gideon's Day
3.2

Gideon's Day

1958-03-25

Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-vi

Dark Blue World
3.4

Dark Blue World

2001-05-17

Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young fl

Mad Cows
1.7

Mad Cows

1999-10-29

When her TV star husband Alex decides to divorce her so that he can start a career in politics, newl

The Looking Glass War
2.7

The Looking Glass War

1970-01-02

When a Polish sailor jumps ship in Britain, a couple of local intelligence operatives keep him under

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
3.3

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005-11-25

All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious

A Hazard of Hearts
3.9

A Hazard of Hearts

1987-12-27

When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley has lost his estate and all his money playing dice, he r

The Grotesque
2.6

The Grotesque

1995-09-09

Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, L

The Gigolos
2.1

The Gigolos

2006-04-26

Sacha is an aging, well-established London 'male escort' with a select clientèle of weekly socialite

Come and Go
2

Come and Go

2000-01-01

An adaptation of Samuel Beckett's short play from 1965. Three women meet on a bench; they reminisce

Captain Jack
2.5

Captain Jack

1999-05-28

Rebellious and irreverent, Captain Jack is a man on a mission. Come hell or high water, he's determi

The Vault of Horror
3.1

The Vault of Horror

1973-03-16

The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their

Pinochet in Suburbia
3

Pinochet in Suburbia

2006-03-26

In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipp

The War Within: A Portrait of Virginia Woolf
0

The War Within: A Portrait of Virginia Woolf

1995-01-01

A portrait of Virginia Woolf, including a recreation of the furor around the 1910 and 1912 post-Impr

Foreign Body
1.9

Foreign Body

1986-09-26

Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from hi

An Angel for May
3.1

An Angel for May

2002-08-10

When Tom accidentally travels back in time through a fireplace in a ruined farmhouse he meets May, a

Driftwood
2.8

Driftwood

1997-01-01

When Sarah walks alone along the desolate beach one day she find an unconscious man, who has been br

Season's Greetings
0

Season's Greetings

1986-12-24

Adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn's black comedy about eight adults trying to have a happy family Christm

De Sade
1.5

De Sade

1969-08-27

The 18th-century French marquis recalls his sadomasochistic experiments and goes to jail for lewd be

The Corn Is Green
3.5

The Corn Is Green

1979-01-29

A strong-willed teacher, determined to educate the poor and illiterate youth of an impoverished Wels

The Chain
3.4

The Chain

1984-01-01

Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving da

The Man from the Pru
0

The Man from the Pru

1990-06-30

The 20 January 1931 slaying of Julia Wallace remains unsolved, despite an ongoing stream of investig

Hotel du Lac
1.5

Hotel du Lac

1986-03-02

Romantic novelist Edith Hope so horrifies her friends that they banish her to the solitude of a Swis

The Critic
0

The Critic

1982-08-28

Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a pro

You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
0

You're Not Watching Me, Mummy

1979-01-02

Actress attended by homosexual dresser.

Haunted
3

Haunted

1995-10-27

Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the

A Very British Psycho
3

A Very British Psycho

1997-01-01

A documentary film examining Michael Powell's 1960 film "Peeping Tom," the controversy surrounding i

Sakharov
3.5

Sakharov

1984-06-20

Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil ri

Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
1.5

Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)

1989-09-01

A man, always very devoted to his mother, decides to look for his father whom he never met. He meets

Sweet William
1.6

Sweet William

1980-04-11

William is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naïve Ann,

Angels and Insects
3

Angels and Insects

1995-09-10

In Victorian England, wealthy patriarch Sir Harald Alabaster invites an impoverished biologist, Will

Déjà Vu
2.6

Déjà Vu

1998-04-22

L.A. shop owner Dana and Englishman Sean meet and fall in love at first sight, but Sean is married a

David Copperfield
2.7

David Copperfield

1969-12-01

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal de

The McGuffin
3

The McGuffin

1986-01-12

Paul Hatcher has a habit of spying on the neighbors across the way, something that gets him into dee

Remember the Germans
0

Remember the Germans

1969-07-28

The conflict of a German man, Robert, who worked during the war for U.S Intelligence and now has bee

Little Girls Don't
0

Little Girls Don't

1981-03-10

Little Girls Don't" is the tale of two girls, Sheryl and Abbey who have been inseparable friends sin

Relics
0

Relics

1973-04-10

Daniel is about to marry a woman 30 years his senior. The woman begins to suspect that he is after

Afternoon Off
0

Afternoon Off

1979-02-03

Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. T

Impromptu
3

Impromptu

1991-04-12

In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individ

Anna Karenina
2.7

Anna Karenina

1985-01-01

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the w

Room to Rent
2.8

Room to Rent

2001-06-22

Ali is a young Egyptian screenwriter determined to succeed in London, where he has been a student. H

The Cherry Orchard
0

The Cherry Orchard

1981-10-13

Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find their beloved family estate and

The Day After the Fair
0

The Day After the Fair

1986-01-01

Based on the short story by Thomas Hardy.

Possession
3

Possession

2002-08-16

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Mo

Elizabeth's Pirates
0

Elizabeth's Pirates

2001-01-01

The Elizabethan founders of the British Empire have long been considered heroes of great personal ge

A Good Murder
3.8

A Good Murder

2006-03-13

An illegal immigrant on the run from a Russian mafia boss, falls for an artist. When he discovers he

The Slab Boys
4

The Slab Boys

1997-08-28

Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three likely lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet fa

The Story of 'Frenzy'
2.5

The Story of 'Frenzy'

2001-03-06

Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Frenzy'.

Tears in the Rain
2.5

Tears in the Rain

1988-01-01

When Casey Cantrell's mother died, her last wish was that her daughter would give a letter to Lord R

Affinity
2.9

Affinity

2008-12-28

A grieving upper class woman becomes a "Lady Visitor" at Millbank prison, hoping to escape her troub

The Little Drummer Girl
2.7

The Little Drummer Girl

1984-10-19

An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intellige

I Remember Nelson
0

I Remember Nelson

1982-04-14

Vice Adm. Horatio Nelson's remarkable naval career and troubled personal affairs are brought to life

Sacred Hearts
1.7

Sacred Hearts

1985-11-01

A tough nun (Anna Massey) demands belief and obedience from convent schoolgirls (Katrin Cartlidge, O

The Tall Guy
2.8

The Tall Guy

1989-02-01

An American actor in England tries to find love and work.

Emily's Ghost
2

Emily's Ghost

1992-01-01

Emily, a young Edwardian girl stifled by the constraints put on the women of her time, moves with he

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
2.9

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

2000-09-20

Following World War I, Indy - now fluent in several languages - works as a translator at the controv

Light the Blue Touch Paper
0

Light the Blue Touch Paper

1966-09-24

A woman gives a job references to an old friend, but finds she's the one questioned by his potential

The Sleeper
2

The Sleeper

2000-12-26

Violet Moon wants to be in control of the circumstances and people in her life. Particularly her son

A Little Romance
3.4

A Little Romance

1979-04-27

Intellectually precocious teenager Lauren King lives in Paris with her somewhat ditzy mother. On a m

Sweet Angel Mine
2.2

Sweet Angel Mine

1996-09-17

Paul, a young man from London, arrives in the small Nova Scotia town of Milestone, where his long lo

Moving on the Edge
0

Moving on the Edge

1984-03-06

A woman in a state of personal crisis finds it hard to communicate with her husband and family.

The Love of a Good Woman
0

The Love of a Good Woman

1976-10-15

Isabella and Henry were childhood sweethearts. Isabella dreams of the arrival of a vulgar woman name

Journey into the Shadows: Portrait of Gwen John 1876-1939
0

Journey into the Shadows: Portrait of Gwen John 1876-1939

1984-01-01

Moving out from under the shadow of her artist brother Augustus John, Gwen John moved to Paris in 19

A Midsummer Night's Dream
0

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1964-06-24

Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged wit

The Color of the Wind
2.8

The Color of the Wind

1988-11-02

Louise, literary advisor to the Cercle Editions, receives a large manuscript from the United States.

The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
0

The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls

1980-12-28

The reputation of the Academy for the Daughters of Respectable Monarchs has, of course, always been

Virginia Fly is Drowning
0

Virginia Fly is Drowning

1981-12-04

Secure in her suburban home, Virginia Fly dreams of a life of unbridled passion and romance. She fee

Pity in History
0

Pity in History

1985-07-04

A sculptor is working to finish off a memorial to the Royalist years - just as Cromwell's men are ap

Five Days One Summer
2.8

Five Days One Summer

1982-11-12

A 1930s Scottish doctor goes climbing in the Alps with an infatuated niece he passes off as his wife

The Christmas Tree
0

The Christmas Tree

1986-12-21

A dying woman recalls the happier days of her past.