Ann Way
Ann Way (born November 14, 1915 in Wiveliscombe , Somerset , England , † March 13, 1993 in London ) was a British actress .
Life
Way began her acting career in the mid-1950s. Initially, she played minor supporting roles in some feature films and guest roles in British television series. In the 1960s she accepted an engagement at the Dundee Repertory Theater in Dundee , which was the beginning of a theater career. She later appeared at the National Theater in London and played in William Shakespeare's Hamlet , Harold Pinter's No Man's Land , Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame , Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis and Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher .
During her film and television career, she worked several times with former Monty Python members. She first appeared in a guest role in John Cleese's television series Fawlty Towers , then had roles in Terry Gilliam's films Jabberwocky and Brazil , and in Clockwise, Mr. Stimpson with John Cleese in the lead role. She is best known to German-speaking audiences for her portrayal of Miss Smiff in the British television film Der kleine Lord , which is repeated every year at Christmas time.
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: The Fair of St. Trinian's ( The Belles of St. Trinian's )
- 1960: The sinister hands of Dr. Orlak ( The Hands of Orlac )
- 1969: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ( The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie )
- 1970: Love, Love, etc. ( Carry on Loving )
- 1972: Murder made to measure ( Endless Night )
- 1975: Fawlty Towers
- 1977: Jabberwocky
- 1978: The Doctor and the Dear Cattle ( All Creatures Great and Small )
- 1980: The Little Lord ( Little Lord Fauntleroy )
- 1980: Emmerdale
- 1983: A daredevil sky Dog ( Bull Shot )
- 1983: An Unequal Couple ( The Dresser )
- 1985: Brazil
- 1986: Clockwise Mr. Stimpson ( Clockwise )
- 1987: The Hunt for the Wonder Crystal ( Crystalstone )
- 1988: The stranger on the beach ( The Dawning )
- 1989: Firestorm and Ashes ( War and Remembrance )
- 1992: There was a murder - 7 Once Upon a Crime ( Once upon a crime ) - Director: Eugene Levy
Web links
- Ann Way in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Way, Ann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1915 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiveliscombe , Somerset , England |
DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1993 |
Place of death | London |