
Anna Wing
Known for Acting · 65 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 (27)

EastEnders
1985
as Lou Beale

Casualty
1986
as Binnie / Milly Soames

The Bill
1984

Z-Cars
1962
as Mrs. Jones

The Sweeney
1975
as Mrs. Haldane

Theatre 625
1964
as Mrs Stokes

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Mother

Van der Valk
1972
as Concierge

Public Eye
1965
as Mrs. Flockton

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mrs. Porter

Churchill's People
1974
as Margaret

Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002

The Detectives
1993
as Old Lady

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
as Self

Father Brown
1974
as Mrs Deveraux

A Touch of Cloth
2012
as Anna Wing

Anna Karenina
1977

Out
1978
as Launderette Woman

The Chinese Detective
1981

Fathers and Sons
1971
as Arina Bazarov

The Witches and the Grinnygog
1983
as Edie Possett

One Pair of Eyes
1967
Brett
1971
The Old Men at the Zoo
1983
as Mrs. Leacock

The Invisible Man
1984
as Mrs Sarah Roberts

Watt on Earth
1991

Comrade Dad
1984
Movies (38)

Son of Rambow
2007
as Grandma

Tooth
2004
as Ancient Fairy

The Godsend
1980
as Mrs. Taverner

Xtro
1982
as Mrs. Goodman

The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971
as Concerned Villager

Billy Liar
1963
as Mrs. Crabtree (uncredited)

The Calcium Kid
2004
as Vera

The Naked Civil Servant
1975
as Old Lady

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Sausage and Mash Lady

The Ploughman's Lunch
1983
as Woman at Poetry Reading

The 14
1973
as Mrs. Booth

Providence
1977
as Karen

Runners
1983
as Old Lady

Full Circle
1978
as Rosa Fludd

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Receptionist

A Doll's House
1973
as Anne-Marie

Sons and Lovers
1981
as Mrs Bower

The Witches and the Grinnygog
1983
as Edie Possett

Heavens Above!
1963
as Housewife (uncredited)

And Did Those Feet ?
1965
as Nannie

Dog Eat Dog
2001
as Gran

Doctor Who: Kinda
1982
as Anatta

Tricia
2003
as Mrs. Grant

A Night Out
1967
as Mrs Stokes

A Day Out
1972
as Landlady

On Giant's Shoulders
1979
as Mrs. Proctor

Picture Friend
1985
as Mrs Butterworth

Fungus the Bogeyman
2004
as Elderly Woman

Through the Night
1975
as Mrs Goodwin
High Rise Donkey
1980
as Fortune Teller (uncredited)

My Brother David
1989
as Self

Ex Memoria
2006
as Jenny, Chatty Resident

Up the Junction
1965
as At the accident
Skirmishes
1982
as Mother
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Lou Beale (archive footage) (uncredited)

Family Matters
1993
as The Grandmother

Two Gentlemen Sharing
1969
as Woman Neighbour

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
as Old Lady
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 65 credits spanning from 1955 to 2012, Anna Wing has appeared in 38 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anna Wing Movies
- Son of Rambow (2007) — as Grandma
- Tooth (2004) — as Ancient Fairy
- The Godsend (1980) — as Mrs. Taverner
- Xtro (1982) — as Mrs. Goodman
- The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) — as Concerned Villager
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