Anna Wing
Anna Wing MBE (born October 30, 1914 in Hackney , London as Anna Eva Lydia Catherine Wing , † July 7, 2013 ibid) was a British actress in film, television and theater. Between 1960 and 2009 she played over 100 different roles in film and television productions. Including in films like Nora , The Dog of Baskerville , Xtro - Not All Aliens Are Friendly , Dog Eat Dog , The Calcium Kid or The Son of Rambow . She became internationally known for her role as Lou Beale in the British BBC series EastEnders in the mid-1980s.
life and career
Anna Wing, born in Hackney in 1914 as the daughter of a grocer with a modest background, first trained as a teacher before she was fortunate enough to get a place at the School of Acting Croydon after an anonymous benefactor took over the school fees. She played her first film role in 1938, in the early days of BBC TV television. From 1960 she appeared regularly in feature films and television series.
The director John Schlesinger cast her in 1963 in his comedy Beloved Spinner in a minor supporting role. In the 1960s and 1970s, Anna Wing mainly starred on television in episodes of hit series. Her appearances in the medium have included BBC Sunday Night Play (1962), Z Cars (1962-1974), Dixon of Dock Green (1963-1965), Armchair Theater (1969), For the Love of Ada (1970), Dial M for Murder (1974), Die Füchse (1976), Van der Valk (1977) or Penmarric (1979). In 1985 she auditioned for the role of Lou Beale in the British BBC series EastEnders and got the acceptance after she could prove by her birth certificate that she was born in Hackney and thus could qualify as a real Eastender.
Even in old age, she was regularly asked for character roles in the cinema and television. In the 2000s she played the part of the grandmother in Moody Shoaibi comedy Dog Eat Dog , in 2004 in Alex De Rakoff's film The Calcium Kid and in 2007 in Garth Jennings' adventure comedy The Son of Rambow .
Anna Wing's husband from his first marriage was actor Peter Davey. Her second husband was the poet Patrick O'Connor. She had two sons, Mark Wing-Davey, also an actor, and Jon Wing-O'Connor, a teacher.
Anna Wing died on July 7, 2013 at the age of 98 in her hometown.
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: Beloved Spinner (Billy Liar)
- 1969: Two Gentlemen Sharing
- 1971: The Blood on Satan's Claw
- 1973: The 14
- 1973: Nora ( A Doll's House )
- 1977: Providence
- 1977: Full Circle
- 1978: The Hound of the Baskervilles
- 1980: The Godsend
- 1983: X-Tro: Not all aliens are friendly! (Xtro)
- 1983: The Plowman's Lunch
- 1983: Runners
- 1994: Det bli'r i families
- 2001: Dog Eat Dog
- 2004: Tooth
- 2004: The Calcium Kid
- 2007: The Son of Rambow (Son of Rambow)
literature
- Anna Wing in: British Theater Review , by Eric Johns, Vance-Offord Publications Limited, 1974, 192
- Claus Bernet : Wing, Anna. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 38, Bautz, Nordhausen 2017, ISBN 978-3-95948-259-2 , Sp. 1531-1532.
Web links
- Anna Wing in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Obituary for Anna Wing in: Herald Scotland
- Filmography by Anna Wing in: The New York Times
- Films by Anna Wing with German distribution titles
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical data of Anna Wing in: Quentin and Philip: A Double Portrait , by Andrew Barrow, Pan Books, 2011
- ^ Obituary to Anna Wing in: The Independent
- ^ Obituary to Anna Wing in: The Telegraph
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wing, Anna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wing, Anna Eva Lydia Catherine (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress in film and television |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hackney , London , England , United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 2013 |
| Place of death | Hackney , London , England , United Kingdom |