Annette CrosbieFilmography

Born:: February 12, 1934 in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Scotland-born actress Annette Crosbie spent her early stage years alternating between classics and contemporary plays. Her rare screen appearances include The Public Eye (1972) and The Slipper and the Rose (1976). She has enjoyed international fame not from her stage or screen work but from her TV...Read More

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Calendar Girls

Actors: Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, John Alderton, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie

Synopsis: Nigel Cole directs the feel-good comedy Calendar Girls, based on the true story of a group of working-class British housewives who became overnight celebrities by posing for a nude calendar in order to raise more than 500-thousand pounds for a new leukemia unit. The film follows the adventures of Read More

12/19/03
One Foot in the Grave: Series 06

Actors: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman, Angus Deayton, Janine Duvitski

2000
Oliver Twist

Actors: Alex Crowley, Andy Serkis, Sam Smith, David Ross, Julie Walters, Roger Lloyd Pack, Michael Kitchen, Robert Lindsay

Synopsis: This 2000 television adaptation of Charles Dickens' Victorian classic was originally released as a six-hour, three-part miniseries on PBS. Adapted by Alan Bleasdale, this version of Oliver Twist gives viewers a new look at an old story, waiting 90 minutes to even introduce its eponymous hero Read More

1999
The Debt Collector

Actors: Billy Connolly, Ken Stott, Francesca Annis, Iain Robertson, Annette Crosbie

Synopsis: The first feature of Anthony Neilson, The Debt Collector is a dark contemporary thriller set in Edinburgh. The protagonist, Nick Dryden, has just been released from prison after serving 16 years for murder. In his youth, he was Edinburgh's most notorious and violent criminal, but his Read More

1999
An Unsuitable Job For a Woman 2

Synopsis: Helen Baxendale is back as private detective Cordelia Grey in this made-for-TV drama adapted from the works of author P.D. James. As Cordelia struggles to keep her detective agency open and hone her talents as a sleuth, she finds herself trailing a gang of toughs who appear to have friends in a Read More

1998
Shooting Fish

Actors: Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend, Kate Beckinsale, Claire Cox, Dominic Mafham

Synopsis: Calling to mind the whimsical, swinging London comedies of the 1960s, such as the Blake Edwards Pink Panther films and the collaborations of The Beatles with director Richard Lester, this frantic romantic comedy is an airy, pop example of the British New Wave. Dylan Dan Futterman and Jez Stuart Townsend Read More

1997
Wyrd Sisters [Animated TV Series]

Actors: Jane Horrocks, Christopher Lee, Annette Crosbie, June Whitfield, Jimmy Hibbert

Synopsis: Based on the Discworld novels by Terry Pritchett, the British animated series Wyrd Sisters was set on a faraway planet, supported in space by four elephants standing on a turtle. The titular "sisters" were three witches -- Margrat Garlick, Nanny Ogg, and Granny Weatherwax -- who dwelt in the Read More

1997
An Unsuitable Job For a Woman

Synopsis: Based on a novel by mystery specialist P.D. James, the British drama series An Unsuitable Job for a Woman starred Helen Baxendale as the attractive title character. Employed by a seedy private detective agency, Cordelia Gray (Baxendale) was obliged to take over the business when her boss committed Read More

1997
Nervous Energy

Synopsis: A gay man in the final stages of AIDS suffers terrible mood-swings causing additional suffering for his devoted lover in this British drama. Tom, the sick one, is from Glasgow. His lover Ira, is a US television correspondent. Together they live in London where Ira works. The changing moods are Read More

1995
One Foot in the Grave: Series 05

Actors: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman, Angus Deayton, Janine Duvitski

1995
Doctor Finlay: Series 03

Actors: David Rintoul, Annette Crosbie, Ian Bannen, Jessica Turner

1995
Doctor Finlay: Series 02

Actors: David Rintoul, Annette Crosbie, Ian Bannen, Jason Flemyng

1994
Solitaire for 2

Actors: Amanda Pays, Mark Frankel, Roshan Seth, Maryam D'Abo, Jason Isaacs

Synopsis: This British romantic comedy examines a trouble relationship between a behavioral psychologist and a paleontology lecturer with serious sexual hang-ups. Currently Dr. Daniel Becker is holding seminars for teaching body language to executives. Katie, the lecturer, seems to defy all he seems to know Read More

1994
Doctor Finlay: Series 01

Actors: David Rintoul, Annette Crosbie, Ian Bannen, Jason Flemyng

1993
One Foot in the Grave: Series 04

Actors: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman, Angus Deayton, Janine Duvitski

1993
Leon The Pig Farmer

Actors: Mark Frankel, Janet Suzman, Brian Glover, Connie Booth, David de Keyser

Synopsis: A Jewish Londoner embarks on a journey to find himself after learning some shocking news about his past in this eccentric British comedy. As the film begins, Leon (Mark Frankel) is already in a time of transition, having quit his job for moral reasons and assumed a position in his mother's Read More

1992
One Foot in the Grave: Series 03

Actors: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman, Angus Deayton, Janine Duvitski

1992
The Pope Must Diet

Actors: Robbie Coltrane, Beverly D'Angelo, Herbert Lom, Paul Bartel, Salvatore Cascio

Synopsis: A priest discovers that being the leader of the Catholic Church can be hazardous to your health in this satiric comedy. Cardinal Rocco (Alex Rocco) and Monsignor Vitchie (Paul Bartel) are two high-ranking Vatican officials who have been using the church's business dealings to launder funds for Read More

8/30/91
Titmuss Regained

Synopsis: A sequel to John Mortimer's Paradise Postponed, the Thames Television miniseries Titmuss Regained detailed the further misadventures of bemused British bureaucrat Leslie Titmuss (here played by David Threlfall). As the new Conservative secretary of state for Housing, Ecology, and Planning, Titmuss Read More

1991
One Foot in the Grave: The Man in the Long Black Coat

Actors: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie

1991
Final Warning

Actors: Jon Voight, Jason Robards, Jr.

Synopsis: This made-for-television drama centers on the events that transpired at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant the day something went horribly wrong and a meltdown occurred. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1991
One Foot in the Grave: Series 02

Actors: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman, Angus Deayton, Janine Duvitski

1990
One Foot in the Grave: Series 01

Actors: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Owen Brenman

1990
Summer's Lease

Actors: Annette Crosbie, Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud, Suzanne Hay, Jeremy Kemp

Synopsis: Adapted by John Mortimer from his own novel, the British miniseries Summer's Lease starred Susan Fleetwood as British housewife Molly Pargeter who, with her family, spent an eventful summer vacation at La Felicita, a villa in Tuscany. Molly had hoped to soak in the local color and revel in the Read More

1989
Paradise Postponed

1986
Ordeal by Innocence

Actors: Donald Sutherland, Christopher Plummer, Ian McShane, Sarah Miles, Diana Quick

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Agatha Christie and set in the late 1950s, this unevenly told film starts when Dr. Arthur Calgary (Donald Sutherland) comes back to England after two years on an Antarctic expedition and discovers that the man he is searching for has been executed for murder. At the beginning Read More

1984
The Disappearance of Harry

Actors: Annette Crosbie, Cornelius Garrett, Philip Locke

Synopsis: In this intriguing mystery set in the textile and lace-making center of Nottingham, Harry Webster (David Lyons) appears to be a normal, middle-aged husband and father with a decent job, a married daughter, and not much at all to complain about in life. Then one day after his birthday party, he Read More

1983
Hawk the Slayer

Actors: Jack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw, Ray Charleson, Peter O'Farrell

Synopsis: Hawk the Slayer will appeal most to undiscriminating fans of the sword-and-sorcery genre. The title character, played by John Terry, is on a lifelong quest for "The Power", an enchanted flying sword. Alas, Hawk's evil brother Voltan (Jack Palance) likewise covets The Power. A plethora of violence Read More

1981
Twelfth Night

Actors: Felicity Kendal, Alec McCowen, Trevor Peacock

Synopsis: Part of the TV series entitled "The Shakespeare Plays," this is one of the subtlest and most enjoyable of the Shakespearian plays. Portraying the different types of love, it is set in a country house of aristocrats and there are practical jokes, poetry and songs that make this a most entertaining Read More

1980
The Slipper and the Rose

Actors: Richard Chamberlain, Gemma Craven, Annette Crosbie, Edith Evans, Christopher Gable

Synopsis: Filmed in Austria, this British-made musical retells the story of Cinderella as it is found in books of fairy tales. The Prince, Edward, is played by Richard Chamberlain, Cinderella by Gemma Craven. In her role as the Prince's witty mother, Dame Edith Evans provides many of the movie's highlights. Read More

1976
The Public Eye

Synopsis: This English comedy is based on a short play by Peter Shaffer (better known for Equus). Belinda is a free-spirited American woman married to a stuffy English rolled-umbrella man. When he leaves for work each day, she leaves their London apartment too. She says she's just sightseeing, but he Read More

1972
The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Actors: Keith Michell

Synopsis: The Six Wives of Henry VIII is a six-part BBC presentation first telecast in England in early 1971. After a successful run in Canada, the production settled into a CBS network berth beginning August 1, 1971. Keith Michell stars as King Henry in each of the series' 90-minute installments, which Read More

1970
The White Rabbit

Actors: Kenneth More, Neal Arden, Trevor Baxter, Christopher Benjamin, Stephen Bradley

Synopsis: Adapted from a novel by Brian Marshall, the four-part British miniseries The White Rabbit was the story of WWII hero Wing Commander Yeo-Thomas. Played by Kenneth More, the protagonist was seen joining the French resistance during the early stages of the Nazi occupation. Though at first successful Read More

1967
Gypsy Girl

Actors: Hayley Mills, Ian McShane, Laurence Naismith, Geoffrey Bayldon, Annette Crosbie

Synopsis: Gypsy Girl was originally released in England as Sky West and Crooked. With this production, John Mills became a one-time film director, guiding his daughter Hayley through a screenplay written by Mills' wife Mary Hayley Bell. Radically cast against type, Hayley plays a mentally traumatized young Read More

1966
The Bridal Path

Actors: Bill Travers, Alex Mackenzie, Eric Woodburn, Jack Lambert, John Rae

Synopsis: The Bridal Path is standard comedy fare about a young man, Ewan McEwan (Bill Travers) sent out from his island home to go bride-hunting. The introverted, taciturn Ewan is reaching marriageable age just when the island's elders come up with a new decree. They have decided that there is too much Read More

1959