
Anna Wing
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1914-10-30
- Died
- 2013-07-07
- Place of birth
- Hackney, London, England, UK
Biography
Anna Wing MBE (30 October 1914 – 7 July 2013) was an English actress who had a long career in television and theatre, known for portraying the role of Beale family matriarch Lou Beale in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Known For
TV Shows (30)

EastEnders
1985
as Lou Beale

Casualty
1986
as Binnie / Milly Soames

The Bill
1984

Z-Cars
1962
as Mrs. Jones

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Flora

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mrs. Porter

Theatre 625
1964
as Mrs Stokes

The Sweeney
1975
as Mrs. Haldane

Public Eye
1965
as Mrs. Flockton

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Mother

Van der Valk
1972
as Concierge

The Detectives
1993
as Old Lady

Churchill's People
1974
as Margaret

The Word
1990

Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
as Self

Father Brown
1974
as Mrs Deveraux

A Touch of Cloth
2012
as Anna Wing

The Chinese Detective
1981

One Pair of Eyes
1967
Brett
1971

The Invisible Man
1984
as Mrs Sarah Roberts
The Old Men at the Zoo
1983
as Mrs. Leacock

Anna Karenina
1977

Watt on Earth
1991

Out
1978
as Launderette Woman

Comrade Dad
1984

The Witches and the Grinnygog
1983
as Edie Possett

Fathers and Sons
1971
as Arina Bazarov

A Man Called Harry Brent
1965
as Mrs Green
Movies (38)

The Godsend
1980
as Mrs. Taverner

Son of Rambow
2007
as Grandma

The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971
as Concerned Villager

Providence
1977
as Karen

Tooth
2004
as Ancient Fairy

Xtro
1982
as Mrs. Goodman

The Naked Civil Servant
1975
as Old Lady

The Calcium Kid
2004
as Vera

Billy Liar
1963
as Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)

The Ploughman's Lunch
1983
as Woman at Poetry Reading

Full Circle
1978
as Rosa Fludd

Fungus the Bogeyman
2004
as Elderly Woman

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Sausage and Mash Lady

Runners
1983
as Old Lady

Picture Friend
1985
as Mrs Butterworth

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
as Old Lady

On Giant's Shoulders
1979
as Mrs. Proctor

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Receptionist

A Doll's House
1973
as Anne-Marie

Doctor Who: Kinda
1982
as Anatta

Dog Eat Dog
2001
as Gran
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Lou Beale (archive footage) (uncredited)

The 14
1973
as Mrs. Booth

Two Gentlemen Sharing
1969
as Woman Neighbour

The Witches and the Grinnygog
1983
as Edie Possett

A Day Out
1972
as Landlady

And Did Those Feet ?
1965
as Nannie

My Brother David
1989
as Self

Heavens Above!
1963
as Housewife (uncredited)

Family Matters
1993
as The Grandmother

Tricia
2003
as Mrs. Grant

Ex Memoria
2006
as Jenny, Chatty Resident
Skirmishes
1982
as Mother

Through the Night
1975
as Mrs Goodwin

Sons and Lovers
1981
as Mrs Bower

A Night Out
1967
as Mrs Stokes
High Rise Donkey
1980
as Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Up the Junction
1965
as At the accident
About Anna Wing
Anna Wing MBE (30 October 1914 – 7 July 2013) was an English actress who had a long career in television and theatre, known for portraying the role of Beale family matriarch Lou Beale in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. With 68 credits spanning from 1955 to 2012, Anna Wing has appeared in 38 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anna Wing Movies
- The Godsend (1980) — as Mrs. Taverner
- Son of Rambow (2007) — as Grandma
- The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) — as Concerned Villager
- Providence (1977) — as Karen
- Tooth (2004) — as Ancient Fairy
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