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'''Anna Wing''' (born [[30th October]] [[1914]]) played [[Anatta]] in ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''. She has had a long career in [[television]] and theatre.
| image          = Anna Wing.jpg
| birth date    = [[30 October (people)|30 October]] [[1914 (people)|1914]]
| death date    = [[7 July (people)|7 July]] [[2013 (people)|2013]]
| role          = [[Anatta]]
| job title      = Actor
| story          = ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''
| time          =1982
| non dwu        =
| imdb          = 0934923
}}
'''Anna Wing''' ([[30 October (people)|30 October]] [[1914 (people)|1914]]-[[7 July (people)|7 July]] [[2013 (people)|2013]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/jul/11/anna-wing-lou-beale-eastenders The Guardian]</ref>) played [[Anatta]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''.


She was born in [[Hackney]], [[London]], and started out as an artist's model and later, during the [[Second World War]], she worked in East End hospitals. She was married at thirty, but divorced three years later. She later had a long relationship with the poet Phillip O'Connor. Anna is also the mother of actor and theatre director Mark Wing-Davey.
== Career ==
She had a long career in [[television]] and theatre. She started out as an artist's model. During the [[Second World War]], she worked in East End hospitals. She was married at thirty, but divorced three years later. She had a long relationship with the poet Phillip O'Connor. Anna is the mother of actor and theatre director Mark Wing-Davey, who is perhaps best remembered by telefantasy fans as Zaphod Beeblebrox in the BBC's radio and television adaptations of [[Douglas Adams]]'s ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''.


She is well remembered for portraying the Beale and Fowler family matriarch Lou Beale in the [[BBC]] television series ''[[EastEnders]]'' from the show's inception in [[1985]] to [[1988]]. Anna quit her role in the hit show as she was unhappy with the direction it was going, but has since reflected that it may not have been the right decision.  
She is well remembered for portraying the Beale and Fowler family matriarch Lou Beale in the [[BBC]] television series ''[[EastEnders]]'' from the show's inception in 1985 to 1988. Anna quit her role in the hit show as she was unhappy with the direction it was going, but has since reflected that it may not have been the right decision.


An earlier soap appearance of hers was in ''Market in Honey Lane'' for ATV in the late [[1960s]]. Other notable television credits include roles in ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Z Cars'', ''Play for Today'' and ''The Sweeney'' among countless others.
An earlier soap appearance of hers was in ''Market in Honey Lane'' for ATV in the late 1960s. Other notable television credits include roles in ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''Play for Today'' and ''[[The Sweeney]]'', among countless others.


Since leaving ''EastEnders'', she has worked on stage, playing the medium, Madame Arcati, in [[Noel Coward]]'s comedy ''Blithe Spirit''. She has also had numerous television roles, including parts in ''Casualty'', ''Doctors'', ''French and Saunders'', ''The Bill'' as well as adding her vocal talents to the animated series ''Fungus the Bogeyman''. She also had a part in the [[2004]] film ''The Calcium Kid'' with Orlando Bloom.
Since leaving ''EastEnders'', she worked on stage, playing Madame Arcati, in [[Noël Coward]]'s comedy ''Blithe Spirit''. She has also had numerous television roles, including parts in ''Casualty'', ''Doctors'', ''French and Saunders'', ''[[The Bill]]'' as well as adding her vocal talents to the animated series ''Fungus the Bogeyman''. She had a part in the 2004 film ''The Calcium Kid'' with Orlando Bloom.


In [[2005]] she made a public appearance at the British Soap Awards, where she presented June Brown with a life-time achievement award for her portrayal of Dot Branning in ''EastEnders''.
In 2005 she made a public appearance at the British Soap Awards, where she presented June Brown with a life-time achievement award for her portrayal of Dot Branning in ''[[EastEnders]]''.


In 2005, Anna formed part of the cast of the short film ''Ex Memoria'', directed by Josh Appignanesi and produced by Oscar-winning producer Mia Bays. The short film tells of a woman's struggle with Alzheimers. EX MEMORIA was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Short in 2006.
In 2005, Anna formed part of the cast of the short film ''Ex Memoria'', directed by Josh Appignanesi and produced by Oscar-winning producer Mia Bays. The short film tells of a woman's struggle with Alzheimers. EX MEMORIA was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Short in 2006.


Anna Wing has radical political views and has been associated with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. She has suffered from poor health in her later years and now walks with a walking stick.
Anna Wing had radical political views and was associated with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. She suffered from poor health in her later years and used a walking stick.


==External links==
== External links ==
*{{imdb name|id=0934923|name=Anna Wing}}
{{imdb name|id=0934923}}
*[http://wgazette.com/int-wing.html Anna Wing, interview from The Walford Gazette]
* [http://wgazette.com/int-wing.html Anna Wing, interview from The Walford Gazette]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/eastenders/characters/character_content/character_lou_b.shtml Lou Beale, BBC character profile]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m86d/profiles/lou-beale Lou Beale, BBC character profile]
*[http://www.exmemoriafilm.co.uk EX MEMORIA - Short with Anna Wing]
* [http://www.exmemoriafilm.co.uk EX MEMORIA - Short with Anna Wing]


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Latest revision as of 03:15, 18 March 2023

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Anna Wing (30 October 1914-7 July 2013[1]) played Anatta in the Doctor Who television story Kinda.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

She had a long career in television and theatre. She started out as an artist's model. During the Second World War, she worked in East End hospitals. She was married at thirty, but divorced three years later. She had a long relationship with the poet Phillip O'Connor. Anna is the mother of actor and theatre director Mark Wing-Davey, who is perhaps best remembered by telefantasy fans as Zaphod Beeblebrox in the BBC's radio and television adaptations of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

She is well remembered for portraying the Beale and Fowler family matriarch Lou Beale in the BBC television series EastEnders from the show's inception in 1985 to 1988. Anna quit her role in the hit show as she was unhappy with the direction it was going, but has since reflected that it may not have been the right decision.

An earlier soap appearance of hers was in Market in Honey Lane for ATV in the late 1960s. Other notable television credits include roles in Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Play for Today and The Sweeney, among countless others.

Since leaving EastEnders, she worked on stage, playing Madame Arcati, in Noël Coward's comedy Blithe Spirit. She has also had numerous television roles, including parts in Casualty, Doctors, French and Saunders, The Bill as well as adding her vocal talents to the animated series Fungus the Bogeyman. She had a part in the 2004 film The Calcium Kid with Orlando Bloom.

In 2005 she made a public appearance at the British Soap Awards, where she presented June Brown with a life-time achievement award for her portrayal of Dot Branning in EastEnders.

In 2005, Anna formed part of the cast of the short film Ex Memoria, directed by Josh Appignanesi and produced by Oscar-winning producer Mia Bays. The short film tells of a woman's struggle with Alzheimers. EX MEMORIA was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Short in 2006.

Anna Wing had radical political views and was associated with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. She suffered from poor health in her later years and used a walking stick.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]