Anna Wing
Date of birth: 1914-10-30
Place of birth: Hackney, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Anna Wing MBE (30 October 1914 – 7 July 2013) was an English actress who had a long career in television and theatre, known for portraying the role of Beale family matriarch Lou Beale in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
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The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971-01-28
After a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the to
Sons and Lovers
1981-01-14
An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel
Son of Rambow
2007-01-22
Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a
And Did Those Feet ?
1965-06-02
Lord Fountain hates his illegitimate twin boys as he does not seem to be able to produce legitimate
Dog Eat Dog
2001-12-07
A group of twenty-somethings, one of whom is a single father with a precious daughter, have been uns
A Doll's House
1973-08-16
Nora Helmer lives a quiet life with her husband, Torvald, in a small Norwegian town. While he works
The Godsend
1980-01-25
An English family of six takes in a pregnant woman who disappears shortly after giving birth. They r
Xtro
1982-12-06
Tony's father Sam, abducted by aliens three years earlier, returns to earth and seeks out his wife a
The 14
1973-06-15
Set in London’s East End, The 14 (aka The Wild Little Bunch aka Existence) is based on the true stor
A Day Out
1972-12-24
Alan Bennett's debut play for television follows the members of a Halifax cycling club, on an outing
My Brother David
1989-03-02
David Scarboro, who played Mark Fowler in EastEnders (1985), fell to his death at Beachy Head in 198
Full Circle
1978-02-09
After the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and mov
The Witches and the Grinnygog
1983-11-14
An ancient church is being dismantled and moved to a new location, stone by stone. One of the gargoy
Skirmishes
1982-07-27
Two sisters sit at the bedside of their dying mother. One has dedicated herself to looking after her
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000-12-25
The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
Runners
1983-08-18
When his young daughter disappears, her father refuses to accept that she is dead and sets out on a
Heavens Above!
1963-05-20
A clerical error leads to the appointment of a left-leaning small-town priest to a rich village, whe
Ex Memoria
2006-08-26
A film about memory, loss and survival; Eva Lipszyc is a survivor, but she is now locked away in the
On Giant's Shoulders
1979-03-28
The true story of Terry Wiles, born with no limbs in 1962 as a result of his mother's use of the dru
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978-08-01
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Ho
A Night Out
1967-02-13
Albert, a shy and repressed young man who lives with his mother, is persuaded to go for "a night out
The Naked Civil Servant
1975-12-17
Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to
Billy Liar
1963-08-15
A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertake
Fungus the Bogeyman
2004-11-28
BBC adaptation of Raymond Briggs' children's book. Fungus (voice of Mak Wilson)'s job is to venture
Doctor Who: Kinda
1982-02-09
The TARDIS lands on the idyllic jungle world of Deva Loka, which is being surveyed for possible Eart
Providence
1977-01-25
On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sle
Through the Night
1975-12-02
The play tells the story of Christine Potts, who undergoes an unexpected mastectomy, and struggles t
Family Matters
1993-11-19
Jan thinks he is Swedish-Danish, but after his mother's death he discovers he was adopted. As his wo
The Ploughman's Lunch
1983-05-30
As the UK begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb u
Tricia
2003-02-21
Davies discovers a link between three separate investigations - an armed robbery at a job centre, th
Two Gentlemen Sharing
1969-09-17
An insecure Briton and a Briton of Jamaican descent share a London apartment together.
Tooth
2004-02-13
Tooth is a young, feisty Tooth Fairy, who lives in a world called Fairytopia that has lost its abili
Up the Junction
1965-11-03
The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factori
Picture Friend
1985-07-02
After a drunken woman falls off a bus and is taken to hospital overnight, she starts to have disturb
The Calcium Kid
2004-04-30
When milkman Jimmy Connelly accidentally puts Britain's contender for the World title out of action,
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001-06-12
Profile of actress Wendy Richard's remarkable television career, featuring classic clips and contrib
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994-12-30
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders reprise some of their favourite characters for a yuletide airing,