Ann Way
Ann Way (14 November 1915 – 13 March 1993) was an
character actress. Born in Wiveliscombe,[1] Somerset, she began her career in repertory in Birmingham
in the 1950s moving from there to the Dundee Rep.
Her petite build and deep-set eyes saw her frequently
Gourmet Night") and Rumpole of the Bailey as Dodo Mackintosh. She played the vicar's wife in Last of the Summer Wine. She also read the Mrs. Pepperpot books on the children's series Jackanory
.
Film roles included Carry On Loving (1970), Endless Night (1972) and Clockwise (1986) (in which she sang the Vivian Ellis standard This is my Lovely Day on the soundtrack and made comic use of the repeated line "Aren't we all such lucky people") and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) (where she played the headmistress's secretary, Miss Gaunt). A more unusual role was the 1987 short film Unusual Ground Floor Conversion in which she played an old lady gradually driving her downstairs neighbour mad by throwing water out of her window every few minutes.
Way died in London, England on 13 March 1993.
Selected filmography
- The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) – Sixth Former (uncredited)
- The Hands of Orlac (1960) – Seamstress (uncredited)
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) – Miss Gaunt
- Twinky(1970) – School Miss-tress
- Carry On Loving (1970) – Aunt Victoria Grubb
- Hands of the Ripper (1971) – Seamstress (uncredited)
- Follow Me!(1972) – Cinema box-office attendant (uncredited)
- Endless Night (1972) – Mrs. Dorothy Philpott
- Jabberwocky (1977) – Merchant's Wife (uncredited)
- The Sailor's Return (1978) – Mrs. Clall
- Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) – Miss Smiff
- Bullshot (1983) – Hotel Guest
- The Dresser (1983) – Miss White
- Brazil (1985) – Old Lady with Dog
- Clockwise (1986) – Mrs. Way
- Haunted Honeymoon (1986) – Rachel
- Crystalstone (1987) – Housekeeper
- The Dawning (1988) – George Brabazon
- Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother (1990) – Margot
- How's Business (1991) – Miss Jolly
- Once Upon a Crime (1992) – Housekeeper
- Anchoress (1993) – Alice (final film role)
References
- ^ "BFI biodata". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
External links
- Ann Way at IMDb