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Annette Crosbie

Annette Crosbie

Actor · Born February 12, 1934 (92) · Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

Annette Crosbie is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her role as Margaret Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 12, 1934 (92)
From
Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 127 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 63 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Annette Crosbie's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
30%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Society
14%
Survival
13%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Hero
1 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Threshold guardian
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
9
Tense
7
Joyful
5
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Crosbie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Annette Crosbie'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

127 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dial M for Middlesbrough(2019)

    as Edna

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Eat Locals(2017)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Henry IX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Queen Charlotte

  • British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves(2016)

    as Margaret Meldrew (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dad's Army(2016)

    as Cissy Godfrey

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Cider with Rosie(2015)

    as Granny Trill

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Into the Woods(2014)

    as Granny

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • What We Did on Our Holiday(2014)

    as Doreen

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Lily's Driftwood Bay(2014)

    Show 100 episodes · as Nonna Dog (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Call the Midwife(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarice Millgrove

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Tales of Television Centre(2012)

    as Margaret Meldrew

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hope Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sadie Cairncross

  • Little Dorrit(2008)

    Show 14 episodes · as Mr. F's Aunt

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Viva Blackpool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mrs. Berry

  • Footprints in the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Julie's Mum

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Angelo

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Quite Ugly One Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mrs. Kinross

  • Calendar Girls(2003)

    as Jessie

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Terry and Gaby Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bodily Harm(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sheila Greenfield

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Booth

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Moira Bowen

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Murder in Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose Buttimore

  • One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Margaret Meldrew

  • Black Books(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Moo-Ma

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Mrs Bedwin

  • The Debt Collector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lana

  • One Foot in the Grave: Endgame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Margaret Meldrew

  • Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • An Unsuitable Job for a Woman(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Edith Sparshott

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Shooting Fish(1997)

    as Mrs Cummins

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Wyrd Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Granny Weatherwax (voice)

  • Jonathan Creek(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Ingrid Strange

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Amelia Plummer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • One Foot in the Grave: Starbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Margaret Meldrew

  • Flowers of the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Dr. Elizabeth MacKay

  • One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Margaret Meldrew

  • Nervous Energy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Tom's Mother

  • Solitaire for 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mrs. Dwyer

  • Message for Posterity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as 1st Labour MP

  • One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Margaret Meldrew

  • Doctor Finlay(1993)

    Show 9 episodes · as Janet MacPherson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Margaret Meldrew (Voice)

  • Leon the Pig Farmer(1992)

    as Dr Johnson

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Penelope Stirling

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Margaret Meldrew

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as 1st Labour MP

  • The Pope Must Diet(1991)

    as Mother Superior

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Chernobyl: The Final Warning(1991)

    as Dr. Galina Petrovna

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Margaret Meldrew

  • One Foot in the Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 36 episodes · as Margaret Meldrew

  • Summer's Lease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Connie Tapscott

  • Beyond The Pale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Cynthia

  • Take Me Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · as Liz

  • Colin's Sandwich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 6 episodes · as Joyce Watkins

  • Game, Set, and Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Miller

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Irene Bell

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Tickets for the Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Pollard

  • Unnatural Causes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen

  • Paying Guests (Part 2) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mrs. Holders

  • Paying Guests (Part 1) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mrs. Holders

  • Paradise Postponed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 14 episodes · as Dorothy Simcox

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Cynthia · as Mrs. Holders

  • Paradise Postponed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dorothy Simcox

  • Farrington of the F.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Julia

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Elizabeth MacKay · as Meg Kelso

  • Off Peak(1985)

    as Freda

  • Pericles, Prince of Tyre(1984)

    as Dionyza

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Ordeal by Innocence(1984)

    as Kirsten Lindstrom

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Aspel & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dramarama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose

  • Taggart(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Richard III(1983)

    as Duchess of York

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Lizzy Webster

  • A Gift of Tongues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Dorrie Childs

  • Saturday Night Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Dorrie Childs

  • Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Nettie

  • The Member for Chelsea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Christina Rogerson

  • House on the Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Maisie Gifford

  • Find Me First (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Henrietta

  • Jessie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Nanny

  • Hawk the Slayer(1980)

    as Abbess

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Misanthrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Arsinoe

  • Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Maria

  • A Question Of Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Sofya Andreyevna

  • Of Mycenae and Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Certainties and Doubts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Suzannah Ibsen

  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Maria

  • The Lord of the Rings(1978)

    as Galadriel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Langrishe, Go Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Helen Langrishe

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Langrishe

  • The Sunday Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Noele

  • The Velvet Glove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Lilian Bayliss

  • The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella(1976)

    as Fairy Godmother

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Edward the King(1975)

    Show 10 episodes · as Queen Victoria

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Churchill's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Rush

  • A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 6 episodes · as L.M.

  • The Edwardians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Lloyd George

  • The General's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Public Eye(1972)

    as Miss Framer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • A Splinter of Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Joy

  • Killing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Katherine

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Catherine

  • Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean Crowe

  • Shadows of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Darbon

  • Wine of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Julie

  • Separate Tables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Miss Cooper

  • The Six Wives of Henry VIII(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Catherine of Aragon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Nesta

  • Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Maid (uncredited)

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Joy

  • The White Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 4 episodes · as José Dupuis

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Parkman

  • Half Hour Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Wendy

  • Callan(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Gypsy Girl(1966)

    as Mrs. White

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Arsinoé · as Frances Trebell · as Miss Cooper

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie · as Liz

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Girl · as Jennie Thomson · as Maria 'Masha' Shamrayeva · as Sister Catherine

  • Story Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Elsie Forrest

  • Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Vaughan

  • Sunday-Night Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie Neill

  • No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Bridal Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as 1st Waitress

  • Anchor Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hattie Carter

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 126 titles, 125 of them dated from 1959 to 2019; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Calendar Girls (2003)

$93M worldwide

Highest rated

The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Lily's Driftwood Bay (2014)

Film career

19592019

Peak 2015 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting126 of 126: 126 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s15 · acting1970s25 · acting1980s33 · acting1990s26 · acting2000s14 · acting2010s10 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
7696

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.

How do Annette Crosbie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of the 21 of 22 with a score; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Tales of Television Centre (2012)

83rd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Little Dorrit (2008)

Midcredits 93rd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 41. 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 Crosbie work with?

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

Actors

Editors

Producers