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Annette Badland

Annette Badland

Actor · Born August 26, 1950 (76) · Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award winner

Annette Badland (born 26 August 1950) is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on television, radio, stage, and film. She is best known for her roles as Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, Mrs. Glenna Fitzgibbons in the first season of Outlander, and Babe Smith in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 26, 1950 (76)
From
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 126 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 50% in 30 days

What are Annette Badland's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Morality
20%
Society
20%
Self
15%
Survival
13%
Power
8%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Tense
5
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
5
Bittersweet
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Annette Badland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Annette Badland's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

126 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Flavia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mrs. Mullet

  • Run Away(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lou

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Toxic Avenger(2023)

    as Daisy, the Shopkeeper

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Portraits of Dangerous Women(2024)

    as Doreen

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Margaret

  • Two Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Nan

  • Harvey Greenfield Is Running Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Gillian Greenfield

  • Black Ops(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Cynthia

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Sisi & I(2023)

    as Queen Victoria

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Paradise(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Isla Jay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Operation Napoleon(2023)

    as Sarah Steinkamp

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Broken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Sister Meades

  • Big Boys(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · as Nanny Bingo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • DI Ray(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Liz

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Heartstopper(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ivy Olsson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Whitstable Pearl(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Rosie

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Flo

  • Ted Lasso(2020)

    Show 26 episodes · as Mae Green

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal: UK(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Donna Swift

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Brassic(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Rhoda

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Winter's Tale - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Old Shepherd

  • CBeebies Presents: The Tempest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Gonzala

  • Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Ms Rose King

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017)

    as Butcher's Wife / Mrs. Fezziwig

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor Margaret Meagarty

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Quiet Passion(2016)

    as Aunt Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Agatha Raisin(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Betty Jackson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mrs. Fitzgibbons

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Winnie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion(2014)

    as Margaret Blaine

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Man Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs. Wigmore

  • Snodgrass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Woman in Office

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Judith Bunyon

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Wizards vs. Aliens(2012)

    Show 36 episodes · as Ursula Crowe

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman in Office

  • Mother's Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • The Many Faces of... Michael Caine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • The Sparticle Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · as Doomsday Dora · as Holodora · as Holodora / Doomsday Dora

  • Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Stephanie Gumpel

  • Wish 143 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Carol

  • Land Girls(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Timpson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Whatever It Takes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie

  • Personal Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Mairhi Crawford

  • A Deal Is a Deal(2008)

    as Maureen

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Summerhill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Myrtle

  • Miss Marie Lloyd(2007)

    as Nelly Powers

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Dolly Tucker

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Baker(2007)

    as Martha Edwards

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Mavis

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Almost Adult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Not Going Out(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Kovak Box(2006)

    as Kathy

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005)

    as Jolly Woman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Margaret Blaine

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Valiant(2005)

    as Elsa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Twisted Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bunty Crow

  • The Mayor of Casterbridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs Stannidge

  • Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War(2002)

    as Cook

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Club Le Monde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Stella

  • Born and Bred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Edna Pendleton

  • Cutting It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 25 episodes · as Brawdie Henshall

  • Judge John Deed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Gentleman Thief(2001)

    as Mrs. Pinkton

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Secret Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Marlene / Priestress of Elements

  • Honest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Rose

  • The Ghost Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Widdicombe

  • A Christmas Carol(1999)

    as Mrs. Fezziwig

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Oliver Twist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Chertsey Cook

  • Beautiful People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Psychologist

  • Bad Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela Robbins

  • Little Voice(1998)

    as Sadie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Worst Witch(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs. Maria Tapioca

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Microsoap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Aunt Glenda

  • TwentyFourSeven(1997)

    as Pat

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mr Wymi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • Ain't Misbehavin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anna

  • Caught in the Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Katherine

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 20 episodes · as Doctor Fleur Perkins · as Dr. Fleur Perkins · as Fleur Perkins

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Cuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Gill Fromcasting

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Gulliver's Travels(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Farmer Grultrud's Wife

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Demon Headmaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Post Mistress

  • Black Hearts in Battersea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dolly Buckle

  • The Queen's Nose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mrs. Dooley

  • Angels and Insects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Lady Alabaster

  • The Grotesque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Connie Babblehump

  • Captives(1994)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Syrup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Linda

  • Beyond Bedlam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Nurse Wrekin

  • Outside Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Smokescreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Big Smithy

  • Anchoress(1993)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Frank Stubbs Promotes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Ailsa

  • Goggle Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Beth

  • The Mushroom Picker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Tonya

  • Blue Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Ms. Emmett

  • Archer's Goon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Shine

  • 2Point4 Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dawn

  • Crossing to Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as French woman on bus

  • Chinese Whispers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Connie

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Spriggs

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Making Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • The Kitchen Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • A Little Princess(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · as Cook

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Knights & Emeralds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Daisy

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela Mason · as Jenny Chinton · as Jodie Forbes · as Shirley Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie

  • Troubles And Strife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Sacred Hearts(1984)

    as Sister Mercy

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lace 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Piggy Fassbender

  • Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gladys Martin

  • EastEnders(1985)

    Show 27 episodes · as Babe Smith

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stella King

  • Last Day of Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Jenny

  • Lace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Piggy Fassbinder

  • The Old Men at the Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Catherine Langley-Beard

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Alabaster

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 29 episodes · as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse

  • Shoestring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Girl in Bureau

  • All Creatures Great & Small(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Sybil Darnley

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Jabberwocky(1977)

    as Griselda Fishfinger

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Civil Servant(1975)

    as Tap Dancing Pupil

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • 152 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 124 titles, 123 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

Little Voice (1998)

$4.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Big Boys (2022)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Bergerac (1981)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19752026

Peak 1998 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting124 of 124: 124 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1970s5 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s33 · acting2000s27 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
770212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 4 major nominations, 1999–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  3. 2021
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 1999
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Annette Badland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 55 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Portraits of Dangerous Women (2024)

94th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ted Lasso (2020)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Annette Badland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Annette Badland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nik Powell shares the most, 2.

Producers