Anne Dyson

Anne Dyson

Born: January 4, 1909
Died: February 10, 1996
in Manchester, England, UK
Anne Dyson (4 January 1909 - 10 February 1996) was a British actress.

Movies for Anne Dyson...

Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Title: Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Character: Grandma
Released: April 22, 1991
Type: Movie
True story about the tragic nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.
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Sitting Targets
Title: Sitting Targets
Character: Marion
Released: March 19, 1989
Type: Movie
Who has bought the house which is the home for a dozen flat dwellers? When the heating fails and a flat is violently repossessed, things begin to look hopeless. But the tenants begin to fight back...
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Distant Voices, Still Lives
Title: Distant Voices, Still Lives
Character: Granny
Released: November 16, 1988
Type: Movie
Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.
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The Princess Bride
Title: The Princess Bride
Character: The Queen
Released: September 25, 1987
Type: Movie
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
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84 Charing Cross Road
Title: 84 Charing Cross Road
Character: Mrs. Boulton
Released: February 13, 1987
Type: Movie
When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.
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School for Vandals
Title: School for Vandals
Character: Miss Duff
Released: November 30, 1986
Type: Movie
Middle-class parents have bought a run-down school in the country. Their two children, plus an assortment of friends, are staying there over the summer. One day an old lady is found in the school, claiming she used to work there. The children hold her to ransom, but no-one takes any notice.
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Title: Casualty
Character: Granny
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: TV
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
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Buddy
Title: Buddy
Character: Mrs Soloman
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
Buddy (1986) is a BBC schools drama, based on the novel of the same name by Nigel Hinton. It was shown as part of the social studies strand. It starred Wayne Goddard as Buddy Clark, a teenager dealing with various life problems, Roger Daltrey as his father Terry and pupils from the Cavendish School in Eastbourne. Daltrey reprised his role in the 1991 film Buddy's Song with Chesney Hawkes as Buddy.
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Sacred Hearts
Title: Sacred Hearts
Character: Sister Perpetua
Released: November 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A tough nun (Anna Massey) demands belief and obedience from convent schoolgirls (Katrin Cartlidge, Oona Kirsch) in World War II England.
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Title: The Witches and the Grinnygog
Character: Miss Possett
Released: November 14, 1983
Type: TV
When a family come into possession of a statue called The Grinnygog, a trio of benevolent witches are summoned to the village where they live.
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The Witches and the Grinnygog
Title: The Witches and the Grinnygog
Character: Miss Possett
Released: November 14, 1983
Type: Movie
An ancient church is being dismantled and moved to a new location, stone by stone. One of the gargoyles from the stones falls into the possession of a mother who takes the stone man back to her family. Soon after, four strangers show up in the village and the Sogood & Firkettle children seem to be the only ones who question the mysterious things that begin to happen. This film was originally broadcast across six 25 minute episodes with a total runtime of 150 minutes. A few years later, the US cable network Nickelodeon edited the miniseries into a 2 hour (including commercials) movie block. This 2 hour edited version was shown throughout the 1980s on US television.
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Macbeth
Title: Macbeth
Character: Third Witch
Released: November 5, 1983
Type: Movie
Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the Macbeths down.
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Priest of Love
Title: Priest of Love
Character: Lydia Lawrence
Released: October 11, 1981
Type: Movie
Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they return to England for a short time, then to Italy, where Lawrence writes "Lady Chatterley's Lover."
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From a Far Country
Title: From a Far Country
Character: Wladek's Mother
Released: September 15, 1981
Type: Movie
This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Peter as Pope John Paul II. As a young boy, Karol is a bright and talented student. Archbishop Sapieha recognizes the very special, moving qualities Karol possesses and encourages him to consider the priesthood. Although determined to study Polish literature, Karol turns to the church; he is ordained and studies in Italy, France, and Belgium. Torn by fear and repression in post-Stalin Eastern Europe, Karol becomes a poisonous thorn in the communists' side. His deer reverence and commitment return him to Poland as Pope John Paul II.
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Sons and Lovers
Title: Sons and Lovers
Character: Emma
Released: January 14, 1981
Type: Movie
An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel
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Pasmore
Title: Pasmore
Character: Mrs. Pasmore
Released: October 21, 1980
Type: Movie
Colin Pasmore tests his strength against his family ties but finds them stronger than he ever imagined.
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The Crucible
Title: The Crucible
Character: Rebecca Nurse
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
An adaptation of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, concerning the Salem witch trials.
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Cries from a Watchtower
Title: Cries from a Watchtower
Character: Granny
Released: October 18, 1979
Type: Movie
A watchmaker finds his livelihood is threatened by cheaply imported digital watches.
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Yanks
Title: Yanks
Character: Ivy
Released: September 1, 1979
Type: Movie
During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don't much like the brash Yanks, especially when it comes to the G.I.s making advances on the lonely British girls. One relationship that develops is between married John, an Army Captain, and the aristocratic Helen, whose naval husband is away at war. Helen loves her husband, but Helen and John are looking for some comfort during the difficult times.
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Title: Bill Brand
Character: Mrs. Brand
Released: June 7, 1976
Type: TV
Following the death of the sitting Labour Party Member of Parliament, Bill Brand is selected as Labour candidate for a Lancashire textile constituency.
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Through the Night
Title: Through the Night
Character: Mrs Scully
Released: December 2, 1975
Type: Movie
The play tells the story of Christine Potts, who undergoes an unexpected mastectomy, and struggles to cope with the aftermath and the deficiencies of her post-operative care.
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Title: The Sweeney
Character: Lilly Booth
Released: January 2, 1975
Type: TV
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
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Title: Rooms
Character: Mrs. Beale
Released: November 5, 1974
Type: TV
UK afternoon drama series about the lives of the residents of 35 Mafeking Terrace.
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The Lonely Man's Lover
Title: The Lonely Man's Lover
Character: Sarah
Released: January 17, 1974
Type: Movie
Poet Daniel Tasker moves to a small Yorkshire village, where he perturbs and disturbs the locals, except for Lizzie, who has feelings awakened in her that change her life.
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The 14
Title: The 14
Character: Mrs. Gibbs
Released: June 15, 1973
Type: Movie
Set in London’s East End, The 14 (aka The Wild Little Bunch aka Existence) is based on the true story of fourteen children who struggle against overwhelming pressures to stay together after the death of their single mother.
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Title: Justice
Character: Mrs. Glover
Released: October 8, 1971
Type: TV
Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.
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The Raging Moon
Title: The Raging Moon
Character: Gladys' Mother
Released: January 21, 1971
Type: Movie
Bruce Pritchard is paralysed in a soccer game and is confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence home. But this doesn't slow his lust for life. Then he meets Jill and has to think about the effects of disability.
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Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred
Title: Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred
Character: Mrs. Thomas
Released: January 28, 1970
Type: Movie
Two incidents in a young actress's life have their effect on each other - a dinner date with a film producer, and attendance at the funeral of a favourite uncle.