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{{Short description|Scottish actor (born 1934)}}
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{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Annette Crosbie
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}
| birth_name         = Annette Ross Mcleod Crosbie
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1934|2|12|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Gorebridge]], [[Midlothian]], Scotland
| death_date         =
| death_place        =
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1959–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Michael Griffiths|1966|1985|end=divorced}}
| children           = 2, including [[Selina Griffiths]]
}}

'''Annette Crosbie''' (born 12 February 1934) is a Scottish actress.<ref name="bfidata">[http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba61f3335 Annette Crosbie filmography at the Bfi database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915091525/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba61f3335 |date=15 September 2015 }} accessed 7 January 2016.</ref> She is best known for her role as Margaret Meldrew in the [[BBC]] sitcom ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' (1990–2000). She twice won the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]], for ''[[The Six Wives of Henry VIII (BBC TV series)|The Six Wives of Henry VIII]]'' in 1971 and in 1976 for  ''[[Edward the Seventh]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Actress |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/television/actress-television |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref> 

Also in 1976, Crosbie was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] for the 1976 film ''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]'' and she won the award for Best Actress at the [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]] for the same role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supporting Actress |url=https://www.bafta.org/awards/film/supporting-actress |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Bafta |language=en}}</ref> Her other film appearances include ''[[The Pope Must Die]]'' (1991), ''[[Shooting Fish]]'' (1997), ''[[The Debt Collector (1999 film)|The Debt Collector]]'' (1999), ''[[Calendar Girls]]'' (2003) and ''[[Into the Woods (film)|Into the Woods]]'' (2014).

==Early life and career==
Crosbie was born in [[Gorebridge]], [[Midlothian]], [[Scotland]], as Annette Ross Mcleod Crosbie to [[Presbyterian]] parents who disapproved of her becoming an actress.<ref>{{cite web|author=Unipro Limited |url=http://www.blockbuster.co.uk/AnnetteCrosbie/interview.aspx |title=Interview: Annette Crosbie |publisher=Blockbuster.co.uk |access-date=12 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219122015/http://www.blockbuster.co.uk/AnnetteCrosbie/interview.aspx |archive-date=19 February 2009 }}</ref> Nevertheless, she joined the [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]] while still in her teens. She began her career with the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre Company in 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/04_april/30/hope6.shtml|title=Hope Springs, a new family drama for BBC One – Annette Crosbie plays Sadie Cairncross|work=BBC Press Office|date=30 April 2009}}</ref> She was educated at [[Boroughmuir High School]] in [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst639.html|title=Annette Crosbie|work=The Gazetteer for Scotland}}</ref> Her big break came in 1970 when she was cast as [[Catherine of Aragon]] in the [[BBC]] [[television series]] ''[[The Six Wives of Henry VIII (BBC TV series)|The Six Wives of Henry VIII]]'', for which she won the 1971 [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1971/television/actress|title=BAFTA Television- Actress in 1971|work=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]- www.bafta.org}}</ref> In 1973, she starred alongside [[Vanessa Redgrave]] in the BBC serial ''[[A Picture of Katherine Mansfield]]''.

In 1975, Crosbie made a similar impact as another queen, [[Queen Victoria]], in the ITV [[period drama]] ''[[Edward the Seventh (television)|Edward the Seventh]]'',  for which she won the 1976 [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]]. She played [[Cinderella]]'s [[fairy godmother]] in ''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]'', which was chosen as the [[Royal Film Performance|Royal Film Première]] for 1976. In that film, Crosbie sang the [[Sherman Brothers]]' song, "Suddenly It Happens". Crosbie voiced the character of [[Galadriel]] in [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s animated movie, ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', filmed in 1978. In 1980, she played the abbess in ''[[Hawk the Slayer]]''. In 1986, she appeared as the vicar's wife in ''[[Paradise Postponed]]''.<ref name="bfidata"/>

Crosbie's next major role was as [[Margaret Meldrew]], the long-suffering wife of Victor Meldrew ([[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]]) in the [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' (1990–2000) for which she is best known. She also played Janet, the housekeeper to ''[[Dr. Finlay]]'', in the 1993–96 [[Doctor Finlay|revival]] of [[A. J. Cronin]]'s popular stories. She also had a poignant role in the [[Thriller film|thriller]] ''[[The Debt Collector (1999 film)|The Debt Collector]]'' (1999).

Crosbie's other roles include playing the monkey-lover Ingrid Strange in an episode of ''[[Jonathan Creek]]'' (1997), Edith Sparshott in ''[[An Unsuitable Job for a Woman]]'' (1997–2001), and Jessie in the film ''[[Calendar Girls]]'' (2003).

In 2008, Crosbie appeared in a BBC adaptation of ''[[Little Dorrit (TV series)|Little Dorrit]]''. In 2009 she played Sadie Cairncross in the BBC television series ''[[Hope Springs (TV series)|Hope Springs]]''.<ref name="bfidata"/> In 2010, Crosbie appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[The Eleventh Hour (Doctor Who)|The Eleventh Hour]]" and in an episode of ''[[New Tricks (TV series)|New Tricks]]''. In 2014 Crosbie appeared in the movies ''[[What We Did on Our Holiday]]'' and ''[[Into the Woods (film)|Into the Woods]]''. In 2015 she appeared in a BBC adaptation of ''[[Cider with Rosie]]''. In 2016 she appeared in the new film version of ''[[Dad's Army (2016 film)|Dad's Army]]''. In 2019 she appeared in an episode of ''[[Call the Midwife]]''.

In 2020, Crosbie appeared in an episode of the second season of ''[[After Life (TV series)|After Life]]'', a British [[black comedy]]-[[Comedy drama|drama]] series created, written, produced and directed by [[Ricky Gervais]], which premiered on [[Netflix]].

==Honours==
Crosbie was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[1998 New Year Honours]] for services to drama.<ref>{{London Gazette |date=30 December 1997 |issue=54993 |pages=1–28 |supp=1}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Crosbie was married to Michael Griffiths from 1966 until their divorce in 1985. The marriage produced two children, a son and a daughter. Their daughter [[Selina Griffiths]], is also an actress.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edinburgh-places.co.uk/folk/oldfolk/annette-crosbie.htm |title=Annette Crosbie OBE |website=edinburgh-places.co.uk |access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref>

Crosbie is a campaigner for [[greyhound]] welfare.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/west/series2/retired_greyhounds_cruelty_racing.shtml |title=BBC Inside Out – Postcode lottery |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=24 February 2003 |access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref> From 2003 to 2006, she was president of the [[League Against Cruel Sports]].{{cn|date=May 2025}} In 2014, she was a vice-president.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014|title=The state of greyhound racing in Great Britain: A mandate for change|url=https://www.league.org.uk/media/filer_public/2d/19/2d19e03c-909f-449c-bccc-cf97287347bf/greyhound_report_2014_league_against_cruel_sports.pdf|website=League Against Cruel Sports|language=en-GB|archive-date=August 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816201530/https://www.league.org.uk/media/filer_public/2d/19/2d19e03c-909f-449c-bccc-cf97287347bf/greyhound_report_2014_league_against_cruel_sports.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> She was an honorary vice-president of the [[Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|Scottish SPCA]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2002|title=Our world record dog walkies attempt!|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/club/your_reports/newsid_2263000/2263176.stm|website=CBBC News|language=en-GB|archive-date=August 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816202057/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/club/your_reports/newsid_2263000/2263176.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Crosbie lives in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/loosewomen/articles/one-foot-in-the-graves-richard-wilson-and-annette-crosbie-reunited-i-wanted-victor-meldrew-killed-off |title=One Foot In The Grave's Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie reunited: 'I wanted Victor Meldrew killed off!' |website=ITV.com |date=22 November 2018 |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1959
|''[[The Bridal Path (film)|The Bridal Path]]''
|1st Waitress
|
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Sky West and Crooked]]'' || Mrs. White ||
|-
|1968
|''[[Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (film)|Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter]]''
|Maid (uncredited)
|(uncredited)
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Follow Me! (film)|Follow Me!]]'' || Miss Framer ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]'' || [[Fairy Godmother]] ||[[Evening Standard British Film Awards|Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated – [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Mr Smith (1976 film)|Mr Smith]]'' || Anon || Short film
|-
| 1978 || ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' || [[Galadriel|Lady Galadriel of Lothlorien]] || Voice
|-
|1979
|''A Question of Faith''
|Sofya Andreyevna
|
|-
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Hawk the Slayer]]'' || Abbess ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Ordeal by Innocence (film)|Ordeal by Innocence]]'' || Kirsten Lindstrom ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Chernobyl: The Final Warning]]'' || Dr. Galina Petrovna ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[The Pope Must Die]]'' || Mother Superior ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Leon the Pig Farmer]]'' || Dr. Johnson ||
|-
| 1995 || ''Solitaire for 2''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmography.bfi.org.uk/film/150411201|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115124002/https://filmography.bfi.org.uk/film/150411201|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 November 2020|title=Solitaire for 2|work=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]}}</ref> || Mrs Dwyer ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Shooting Fish]]'' || Mrs Cummins ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[The Debt Collector (1999 film)|The Debt Collector]]'' || Lana Keltie ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Calendar Girls]]'' || Jessie ||
|-
|2007
|''She's Not Dead''
|Mum
|Short Film
|-
| 2014 || ''[[What We Did on Our Holiday]]'' || Doreen ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Into the Woods (film)|Into the Woods]]'' || Granny ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''[[Dad's Army (2016 film)|Dad's Army]]'' || Cissy Godfrey ||
|-
| ''[[Eat Locals]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/article/eat-locals-q6t2q7kxg|title=Film Review - Eat Locals|work=[[The Times]]|first=Larushka|last=Ivan-Zadeh}}</ref> || Alice ||
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1961
|''St. Patrick's Day''
|Lauretta
|TV Short
|-
|1962
|''ITV Television Playhouse''
|Liz
|Episode: "The Morning After"
|-
|1962
|''[[Probation Officer (TV series)|Probation Officer]]''
|Jennie Walker
|Episode 4.3
|-
|1963
|''[[BBC Sunday-Night Play]]''
|Julie Neill / Galia
|Episodes: "The Greevy Column" & "The Reward of Silence"
|-
|1963
|''[[The Plane Makers]]''
|Brenda
|Episodes: "The Dividing Line" & Them: Or Us?"
|-
|1964
|''[[Festival (British TV series)|Festival]]''
|Miss Vaughan
|Episode: "The Inner World of Miss Vaughan"
|-
|1964
|''[[First Night (TV series)|First Night]]''
|Ada Churnley
|Episode: "Goodbye, Gloria, Goodbye"
|-
| 1965–1968 || ''[[Theatre 625]]'' || Sister Catherine / Masha / Jennie Thomson / Girl || Episodes: "The Swallow's Nest", "The Seagull", "A Man Like That" & "Hermit Crabs"
|-
|1965
|''Story Parade''
|Elsie Forrest
|Episode: "The Bachelors
|-
|1965
|''[[No Hiding Place]]''
|Mavis Baker
|Episode: "It Could Always Happen"
|-
|1965-1970
|''[[The Wednesday Play]]''
|Julie / Liz
|Episodes: "Wine of India" & "The Bond"
|-
|1966
|''[[This Man Craig]]''
|Hanna Seaton
|Episode: "Dougie"
|-
|1966
|''[[Thirteen Against Fate]]''
|Nell
|Episode: "The Murderer"
|-
|1966
|''Four People''
|Martha
|Episode: "Mary Magdalene"
|-
|1967
|''Boy Meets Girl''
|Mrs. Parkman
|Episode: "Long After Summer"
|-
|1967
|''The White Rabbit''
|José Dupuis
|3 episodes
|-
|1968
|''Half Hour Story''
|Wendy
|Episode: "Venus Rising"
|-
| 1970 || ''[[The Six Wives of Henry VIII (BBC TV series)|The Six Wives of Henry VIII]]'' || [[Catherine of Aragon]] || Episode: "Catherine Aragon"<br />[[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|1970 || ''[[Callan (TV series)|Callan]]'' || May Coswood || Episode: "Amos Green must live".
|-
|1970-1977
|''[[Play of the Month]]''
|Frances Trebell / Miss Cooper
|Episodes: "Waste" & "[[Separate Tables]]"
|-
|1970-1980
|''[[Play for Today]]''
|Nanny / Elsie Lorrimer / Catherine
|Episodes: "Jessie", "The General's Day" & "The Lie"
|-
|1970
|''[[Thirty-Minute Theatre]]''
|Woman
|Episode: "Hope"
|-
|1970
|''Menace''
|Jean Crowe
|Episode: "Killing Time"
|-
|1971
|''[[Shadows of Fear]]''
|Mrs. Darbon
|Episode: "At Occupier's Risk"
|-
|1972
|''[[Playhouse (British TV series)|ITV Playhouse]]''
|Joy
|Episode: "A Splinter of Ice"
|-
|1972
|''Crime of Passion''
|Emilie
|Episode: "Emilie"
|-
|1972
|''[[ITV Sunday Night Theatre]]''
|Nesta
|Episode: "A Bit of Vision"
|-
| 1973 || ''[[A Picture of Katherine Mansfield]]'' || L. M. || 5 episodes
|-
|1973
|''The Edwardians''
|[[Margaret Lloyd George]]
|Episode: "Lloyd George"
|-
|1973
|''[[Special Branch (TV series)|Special Branch]]''
|Sarah Lovett
|Episode: "The Other Man"
|-
|1975
|''The Boy Dave''
|Mavis
|TV film
|-
|1975
|''Rooms''
|Miss Hicks
|2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1975
| ''[[Churchill's People]]'' || Elizabeth Rush || Episode: "March On, Boys!"
|-
| ''[[Edward the Seventh]]'' || [[Queen Victoria]] || 10 episodes<br />[[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|1976
|''East Lynne''
|Cornelia Carlyle
|TV film
|-
|1977
|''The Velvet Glove''
|[[Lilian Baylis]]
|Episode: "Auntie's Niece"
|-
|1977
|''The Sunday Drama''
|Noele
|Episode: "The Portrait"
|-
| 1978|| ''[[Lillie (TV series)|Lillie]]'' || Henrietta Labouchere || TV serial, 2 episodes
|-
|1978
|''BBC2 Play of the Week''
|Helen Langrishe
|Episode: "Langrishe Go Down"
|-
|1979
|''The Lively Arts''
|Various
|1 episode
|-
|1979
|''Of Mycenae and Men''
|Kassandra
|TV Short
|-
|1980
|''Festival: [[The Misanthrope]]''
|Arsinoé
|TV film
|-
|1980
|''Twelfth Night''
|Maria
|[[BBC Television Shakespeare]]
|-
|1981
|''Find Me First''
|Henrietta
|TV Short
|-
|1981
|''The House on the Hill''
|Christina Rogerson
|3 episodes
|-
|1981
|''The Member for Chelsea''
|Christina Rogerson
|3 episodes
|-
| 1982|| ''East Lynne''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/902b6188c1b04030aa24dee2d1b0e69e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826050254/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/902b6188c1b04030aa24dee2d1b0e69e|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2023|title=East Lynne - BBC Two England, 29 December 1982|work=BBC Genome}}</ref> || Cornelia || TV film
|-
|1982
|''Saturday Night Thriller''
|Dorrie Childs
|Episode: "A Gift of Tongues"
|-
|1982
|''The Disappearance of Harry''
|Lizzy
|TV film
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'' || Mrs Owen || Episode: "Mother's Boy" (Part 1)
|-
|1983
|''Richard III''
|Duchess of York
|[[BBC Television Shakespeare]]
|-
|1984
|''[[Dramarama (TV series)|Dramarama]]''
|Rose
|Episode: "Que Sera"
|-
|1984
|''Pericles, Prince of Tyre ''
|Dionyza
|[[BBC Television Shakespeare]]
|-
|1985
|''Off Peak''
|Freda
|TV film
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Paradise Postponed]]'' || Dorothy Simcox || TV mini-series, 10 episodes
|-
|1986
|''[[Unnatural Causes (TV series)|Unnatural Causes]]''
|Helen
|Episode: "Partners"
|-
| 1986–1989 || ''[[Screenplay (TV series)|Screenplay]]'' || Mrs Holders / Cynthia || 3 episodes
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Taggart]]'' || Maggie Davidson || Episode: "Funeral Rites"
|-
|1987
|''[[Tickets for the Titanic]]''
|Mrs Pollard
|Episode: "The Way, the Truth, the Video"
|-
|1987
|''[[Farrington of the F.O.]]''
|Julia
|Episode: "That Old Black Magic"
|-
|1988
|''[[Game, Set and Match]]''
|Mrs. Miller
|Episode: "London Match: Part 1"
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Take Me Home (TV series)|Take Me Home]]'' || Liz || 3 episodes
|-
|1989
|''Bonne espérance''
|Miss Thurtson
|
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Summer's Lease (TV series)|Summer's Lease]]'' || Connie Tapscott || 2 episodes
|-
|1990
|''[[Colin's Sandwich]]''
|Joyce
|Episodes: "Out to Lunch" & "Frank"
|-
| 1990–2000 || ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' || [[One Foot in the Grave#Main characters|Margaret Meldrew]] || 41 episodes plus [[Comic Relief]] sketches in 1993 (voice only) and 2001<br />Nominated –  [[British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance|Best Light Entertainment Performance]]<br />Nominated –  [[British Comedy Awards|British Comedy Awards Top TV Comedy Actress]]
|-
|1991
|''Jute City''
|Iris Kerr
|Episode 1.1
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' || Penelope Stirling || Episode: "Old, New, Borrowed and Blue"
|-
|1992
|''[[The Ruth Rendell Mysteries]]''
|Irene Bell
|Episode: The Speaker of Mandarin: Part One
|-
| 1993–1996 || ''[[Doctor Finlay]]'' || Janet MacPherson || 27 episodes
|-
|1994
|[[Performance (British TV series)|''Performance'']]
|1st Labour MP
|Episode: Message for Posterity
|-
| 1995–1996 || ''[[Screen Two]]'' || Dr Elizabeth MacKay / Meg Kelso || 2 episodes
|-
| 1997    || ''[[Jonathan Creek]]'' || Dr Ingrid Strange || Episode: "The House Of Monkeys"
|-
|1997-1999
|''[[An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (TV series)|An Unsuitable Job for a Woman]]''
|Edith Sparshott
|4 episodes
|-
|1997
|''Underworld''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b80c1b2bc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121104715/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b80c1b2bc|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 January 2018|title=Underworld Part One (1997)|work=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]}}</ref>
|Aunt Doreen
|6 episodes
|-
|1997
|''[[Wyrd Sisters (TV series)|Wyrd Sisters]]''
|Granny Weatherwax
|voice - 6 episodes
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Oliver Twist (1999 TV series)|Oliver Twist]]'' || Mrs Bedwin || 4 episodes
|-
|2000
|''Anchor Me''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b836283c0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523221249/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b836283c0|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2019|title=Anchor Me [Part One] (2000)|work=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b851db24e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523221408/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b851db24e|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2019|title=Anchor Me [Part Two] (2000)|work=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]}}</ref>
|Hattie Carter
|TV film
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'' || Moira Bowen || 2 episodes: "The Blind Beggar"
|-
|2002
|''Bodily Harm''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8783b59f|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408150421/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8783b59f|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2018|title=Bodily Harm Part 1 (2002)|work=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b889c8f4c|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411132951/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b889c8f4c|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2018|title=Bodily Harm Part 2 (2002)|work=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]}}</ref>
|Sheila Greenfield
|2 episodes
|-
|2001–2003
|''[[Murder in Mind (TV series)|Murder in Mind]]''
|Rose Buttimore
|Episode: "Rage"
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Black Books]]'' || Moo-Ma || Episode: "Moo-Ma and Moo-Pa"
|-
|2004
|''[[William and Mary (TV series)|William and Mary]]''
|Mrs. Driscoll
|Episode 2.5
|-
|2004
|''Quite Ugly One Morning''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/quite-ugly-one-morning-20060126-gdmupf.html|title=Quite Ugly One Morning|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|first=Robin|last=Oliver|date=26 January 2006}}</ref>
|Mrs. Kincross
|TV film
|-
|2005
|''[[Bremner, Bird and Fortune]]''
|[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]
|Episode 6.4
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' || Amelia Plummer || Episode: "Sauce for the Goose"
|-
|2005
|''Footprints in the Snow''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/must-see-tv-footprints-in-the-snow-1083819|title=Must-see TV: Footprints In The Snow|work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|date=16 February 2007}}</ref>
|Julie's Mum
|TV film
|-
|2006
|[[Blackpool (TV series)|''Viva Blackpool'']]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007cgr3|title=Viva Blackpool|work=BBC}}</ref>
|Mrs. Berry
|TV film
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Little Dorrit (TV series)|Little Dorrit]]'' || Mr F's Aunt || 6 episodes
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Hope Springs (TV series)|Hope Springs]]'' || Sadie Cairncross || 8 episodes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || Mrs Angelo || Episode: "[[The Eleventh Hour (Doctor Who)|The Eleventh Hour]]"
|-
| 2010 || ''[[New Tricks]]'' || Miss Jones || Episode: "Coming Out Ball (New Tricks)"
|-
|2013
|''Common Ground''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/txgmy/common-ground-episode-guide/series-1/|title=Common Ground|work=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/tv-and-radio-guide/common-ground-1|title=Common Ground|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|date=25 February 2013|first=Oliver|last=Keens}}</ref>
|Brenda
|Episode: Nell, Ted & Marlon
|-
| 2014–2018 || ''[[Lily's Driftwood Bay]]'' || Nonna Dog || Voice role
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'' || Reverend Mavis Pipkin || Comic Relief: "The Bishop of Dibley"
|-
|2015
|''Cider with Rosie''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p031vh0t|title=Cider with Rosie|work=BBC One}}</ref>
|Granny Trill
|TV film
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Henry IX (TV series)|Henry IX]]'' || Charlotte, The Queen Mother || 4 episodes
|-
|2019
|''[[Murder on the Blackpool Express|Dial M for Middlesbrough]]''
|Edna
|TV film
|-
|2019
|''[[Call the Midwife]]''
|Clarice Millgrove
|Series 8 episode 2
|-
|2020
|''[[After Life (TV series)|After Life]]''
|Rosemary
|Series 2 episode 1
|}

===Radio Appearances===
* ''Good Behaviour'' (2014) on BBC Radio 4<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2014/good-behaviour|title=Good Behaviour|work=BBC Media Centre}}</ref>
* ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' (1995) 4 episodes adapted from the [[Television in the United Kingdom|British television]] [[British sitcom|sitcom]] of the same name, first aired between 21 January 1995 and 11 February 1995 on [[BBC Radio 2]]. The episodes are "Alive and Buried", "In Luton Airport, No One Can Hear You Scream", "Timeless Time" and "The Beast in the Cage". They are repeated regularly on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bg34c|title=One Foot in the Grave|work=BBC Radio 4 Extra}}</ref>
* ''[[Old Harry's Game]]'' as Edith Cordelia Barrington (from series 6 onwards) on [[BBC Radio 4]]
* ''[[The Price of Fear (radio serial)|The Price of Fear]]'' - ''Episode: To My Dear, Dear Saladin'' (6 June 1983) on [[BBC Radio 4]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/radio4/fm/1983-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016225204/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/radio4/fm/1983-06-06|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2014|title=BBC Radio 4 FM - 6 June 1983 Listings|work=BBC Genome}}</ref>
* ''The works of Robert Burns'' (2016) for [[BBC Radio Scotland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03v0kgd|title=The works of Robert Burns - Works read by Annette Crosbie|work=BBC}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
|-
|1971
|[[British Academy Television Awards]]
|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970 TV series)|The Six Wives of Henry VIII]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|1976
|[[British Academy Television Awards]]
|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Edward the Seventh]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|1977
|[[British Academy Film Awards]]
|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
|''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|1977
|[[Evening Standard British Film Awards]]
|Best Actress
|''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|1994
|[[British Academy Television Awards]]
|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance|Best Light Entertainment Performance]]
|''[[One Foot in the Grave]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|1995
|[[British Academy Television Awards]]
|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance|Best Comedy Performance]]
|''[[One Foot in the Grave]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|1995
|[[British Comedy Awards]]
|Top TV Comedy Actress
|''[[One Foot in the Grave]]''
|{{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|188950}}
* {{British Comedy Guide|people|annette_crosbie}}

{{British Academy Television Award for Best Actress 1960-1979}}
{{Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress}}

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