Anne Reid

Anne Reid
Born (1935-05-28) 28 May 1935 (age 89)
EducationRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art Bachelor of Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1957–present
Spouse
(m. 1971; died 1981)
Children1

Anne Reid MBE (born 28 May 1935) is a British stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street (1961–1971); Jean in the sitcom dinnerladies (1998–2000); and her role as Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2020) for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She won the London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year and received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the film The Mother (2003).