
Anna Wing
Known for Acting · 63 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 (26)

EastEnders
1985
as Lou Beale

Casualty
1986
as Binnie / Milly Soames

The Sweeney
1975
as Mrs. Haldane

The Bill
1984

Z-Cars
1962
as Mrs. Jones

Theatre 625
1964
as Mrs Stokes

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Mother

Van der Valk
1972
as Concierge

Public Eye
1965
as Mrs. Flockton

Churchill's People
1974
as Margaret

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mrs. Porter

The Detectives
1993
as Old Lady

Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002

Father Brown
1974

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
as Self

A Touch of Cloth
2012
as Herself

The Chinese Detective
1981

Anna Karenina
1977

Out
1978
as Launderette Woman
Brett
1971

The Witches and the Grinnygog
1983
as Edie Possett
The Old Men at the Zoo
1983
as Mrs. Leacock

Watt on Earth
1991

The Invisible Man
1984
as Mrs Sarah Roberts

One Pair of Eyes
1967

Comrade Dad
1984
Movies (37)

Xtro
1982
as Mrs. Goodman

Son of Rambow
2007
as Grandma

The Calcium Kid
2004
as Vera

Billy Liar
1963
as Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)

The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971
as Concerned Villager

The Naked Civil Servant
1975
as Old Lady

Tooth
2004
as Ancient Fairy

Providence
1977
as Karen

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Receptionist

Runners
1983
as Old Lady

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Sausage and Mash Lady

The 14
1973
as Mrs. Booth

Family Matters
1993
as The Grandmother

Dog Eat Dog
2001
as Gran

The Ploughman's Lunch
1983
as Woman at Poetry Reading

Full Circle
1978
as Rosa Fludd

Heavens Above!
1963
as Housewife (uncredited)

The Godsend
1980
as Mrs. Taverner

Doctor Who: Kinda
1982
as Anatta

A Doll's House
1973
as Anne-Marie

A Day Out
1972
as Landlady

Up the Junction
1965
as At the accident

The Witches and the Grinnygog
1983
as Edie Possett

My Brother David
1989
as Self

A Night Out
1967
as Mrs Stokes

Ex Memoria
2006
as Jenny, Chatty Resident

Fungus the Bogeyman
2004
as Elderly Woman

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
as Old Lady

Sons and Lovers
1981
as Mrs Bower

Two Gentlemen Sharing
1969
as Woman Neighbour

Tricia
2003
as Mrs. Grant

On Giant's Shoulders
1979
as Mrs. Proctor

Through the Night
1975
as Mrs Goodwin
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Lou Beale (archive footage) (uncredited)

Picture Friend
1985
as Mrs Butterworth

And Did Those Feet ?
1965
as Nannie
Skirmishes
1982
as Mother
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 63 credits spanning from 1955 to 2012, Anna Wing has appeared in 37 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anna Wing Movies
- Xtro (1982) — as Mrs. Goodman
- Son of Rambow (2007) — as Grandma
- The Calcium Kid (2004) — as Vera
- Billy Liar (1963) — as Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)
- The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) — as Concerned Villager
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