Name
Annette Kerr
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1920-07-02
Deathday
2013-09-23 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
Catherine Annette Kerr Peacock (2 July 1920 – 23 September 2013), known professionally as Annette Kerr, was an English actress of Scottish descent of film, television and stage.
During her childhood, Kerr moved with her family from her birthplace in Scotland to Watford, Hertfordshire, where he father worked as a physiotherapist. She made her theatrical debut at the Watford Palace Theatre, and later trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Frequent reference to Kerr is made in The Kenneth Williams Diaries (edited by Russell Davies). Kerr and Williams were close friends, and worked together in several stage productions. following their first meeting in 1949. At one point, Williams proposed to her.
Her television appearances included roles in series such as the pilot episode - "Identified" - of Anderson's live-action series UFO (1970), 2point4 Children (1991-9, as Dora Grimes) and London's Burning (1992). Her last credited TV work was One Foot in the Grave (1995, as Ruth). This marked her second appearance in the series, following a minor part as "Lady in Teashop" (1992).
She died at the actors' retirement home Denville Hall, where she had been resident, in London on 23 September 2013, aged 93.
Known For
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A composer (Laurence Payne) is stuck in a middle-class marriage and finds that his affair ...
- 1968 Prudence and the Pill as Gerald's Secretary
- 1964 Children of the Damned as (uncredited)
- 1982 L’Elegance as English Woman
- 1965 The Gong Game as Lady Minton
- 1964 Murder Most Foul as Dorothy
- 1959 The Price of Silence as Miss Collins
- 1961 The Third Alibi as Cinema cashier
- 1962 She Always Gets Their Man as Clara
- 1961 So Evil, So Young as Workroom Wardress
- 1966 Frankenstein Mark 2 as Mrs. Burgoyne
- 1973 The Roses of Eyam as Mrs Hancock
- 1970 UFO ( 1 episode ) as Nurse
- 1990 One Foot in the Grave ( 1 episode )
- 1959 No Hiding Place ( 4 episodes )
- 1991 2Point4 Children ( 3 episodes ) as Mrs Grimes
- 1991 2Point4 Children ( 6 episodes ) as Dora Grimes
- 1991 2Point4 Children ( 1 episode ) as Dora Grimes
- 1965 Public Eye ( 1 episode ) as Caroline
- 1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Pallin
- 1964 Story Parade ( 1 episode ) as Molly Taylor
- 1965 Public Eye ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Paggot
- 1966 Mystery and Imagination ( 1 episode ) as Mrs Manning
- 1960 Target Luna ( 2 episodes ) as Mrs Wedgwood
- 1977 The Upchat Line ( 1 episode ) as Mrs Hardcastle
