Ann Mitchell
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Acting Credits
Biography
Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939) is a British stage and television actress. She came to prominence in the 1980s when she starred as Dolly Rawlins in the crime series Widows as well as the sequels Widows 2 and She's Out, all written by Lynda La Plante. In 2011, she was cast as Cora Cross in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, the mother of Tanya Branning and Rainie Cross. Mitchell has appeared in many roles in film, theatre, and television and has played a significant number of major roles such as Mr...
Known For
Filmography
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
2026
as Sadie
The Gold
2023
as Sadie
For Her Sins
2023
as Maggie Gibson
Gunfight at Dry River
2021
as Etta Ryles
Etheria
2020
The Road to Brexit
2019
as Vox Pop Pamela
Year of the Rabbit
2019
as Gwen
Widows
2018
as Amanda's Mother
Farming
2018
as Hilda
Lady M
2017
as Cleopatra
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016
as Self
Dragonfly
2014
as Margaret Grosvenor
Titus
2013
as Marina
Call the Midwife
2012
as Elsie Dyer
The Deep Blue Sea
2011
as Mrs. Elton
Postcode
2011
as Maggie
Vera
2011
as Moira Swann
A Matador's Mistress
2008
as Mme Angustias
Jane Hall
2006
as Lilian Ramsey
Summer in the Suburbs
2000
as Mulligan
Gimme Gimme Gimme
1999
as Miss Twich
Deep Secrets
1996
as Fran
Sun on the Stubble
1996
as Louisa
Silent Witness
1996
as Molly Trask
She's Out
1995
as Dolly Rawlins
The Detectives
1993
as Superintendent Simmons
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
as Mrs. Laker
Paper Marriage
1992
as Phyllida Devenish
Heartbeat
1992
as Iris Grocott
Maigret
1992
Casualty
1986
as Mrs. McKenzie
Casualty
1986
as Margaret Samson
Unnatural Causes
1986
as Morved
EastEnders
1985
as Cora Cross
The Bill
1984
Taggart
1983
Widows
1983
as Dolly Rawlins
Friend or Foe
1982
as Mrs. Hardy
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1981
as Ivy Bolton
Blunt Instrument
1981
as Miss Grindley
Bergerac
1981
as Lola Betts
Sunday Night Thriller
1981
as Miss. Grindley
Murder by Decree
1979
as Jane
A Light That Shines
1979
as Mother
Full Circle
1978
as Woman in Park
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Mother
Centre Play
1973
as Joan
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Militant Woman
Up the Junction
1965
Theatre 625
1964
as Young Sarah
The Protectors
1964
as Connie
Perry Mason
1957
as Mrs. Gillette