Anne Reid

Anne Reid (Merope) trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in the 1950s. Since then, she has worked extensively across theatre, television and film. Most recently, she starred in the acclaimed television series “The Sixth Commandment,” which was nominated for an International Emmy. Anne received a BAFTA nomination for her performance. She also appeared in five series of “Last Tango in Halifax” alongside Derek Jacobi. Her many other television credits include the Jane Austen adaptation “Sanditon,” “Years and Years” by Russell T. Davies, and two guest appearances in “Doctor Who,” where she memorably played the monstrous Florence Finnegan, sucking the blood from the doctor's neck with a straw! Anne’s stage work includes Out of This World (Cole Porter) at Chichester Festival Theatre, Happy Now? by Lucinda Coxon and Wild Oats, both at the National Theatre, The York Realist by Peter Gill, Epitaph for George Dillon by John Osborne, A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde in the West End, and Marjorie Prime by Jordan Harrison at the Menier Chocolate Factory. In 2025, she toured in the new play By Royal Appointment by Daisy Goodwin, portraying Queen Elizabeth II. Her film work includes The Mother by Hanif Kureishi, starring alongside Daniel Craig. For this performance, she won the London Film Critics’ Circle Award for Best Actress and received nominations for both a BAFTA and Best European Actress at the Berlin Film Festival. Anne has also performed her own cabaret in France and London, and in 2015 at 54 Below in New York. She is thrilled to be returning to New York. In recognition of her services to drama, Anne was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II, and in 2025, she was appointed CBE by King Charles III.