Anna Keaveney
Anna Keaveney (born Ann Keaveney, 5 October 1949, Runcorn, Cheshire, England – 20 November 2004, aged 55) was an English actress best known for her role as Marie Jackson in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. She also appeared in an episode of Birds of a Feather as a Green Party election candidate.
She appeared in the films Shirley Valentine, The 51st State and in several other TV series including Ali G Indahouse, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Emmerdale, Footballer's Wives, and Peak Practice. Keaveney had a small part as Nellie in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake and a further role as Rose Pickering in Where the Heart Is. In 1998 she also played Kitty Dodds in the 24th episode of the seventh series of Heartbeat. In 2004 she made her final film appearance as Mrs. Bain in Asylum which was released in 2005 after she died.
Death[]
She died of lung cancer in 2004, aged 55.[1]
Selected filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Shirley Valentine | Jeanette | |
| 1993 | The Young Americans | Katie Arnold | |
| 1998 | Owd Bob | Janet MacPherson | |
| 1999 | Plunkett & Macleane | Lady Marchant | |
| 1999 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | Woman in street | |
| 2000 | Gimme Gimme Gimme | Sheila | TV episode |
| 2001 | The 51st State | Shirley DeSouza | |
| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse | Secretary | |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Nellie | |
| 2005 | Asylum | Mrs. Bain | (final film role) |
References[]
- ^ "Brookside actress Keaveney dies". 22 November 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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