Ann Firbank

Ann Firbank (born 9 January 1933) is an actress of film, television, and stage whose career extends from 1956. One of Firbank's more notable roles is her 1971 portrayal of Anne Elliot in the serial Persuasion, an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name.

Career

Firbank starred as Anne Elliot in the ITV serial Persuasion, a 1971 adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name. Her film credits include the 1967 film Accident, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) and Anna and the King (1999). In 2005, Firbank appeared in the costume drama Elizabeth I alongside Helen Mirren.

Firbank appeared in a 2012 production of The Golden Dragon at the Jagriti Theatre in Bangalore, India. A reviewer for The Hindu praised Firbank's performance, writing that the "energetic and youthful at 79" actress "stands out for her stage presence". In 2014, Firbank appeared in a production of the play The Crucible at the Old Vic, playing the elderly Rebecca Nurse.

Personal life

She had been engaged to the actor Patric Doonan, when he was married to actress Aud Johansen; he committed suicide in 1958.

Select filmography

Film

• Carry On Nurse (1958) as Staff Nurse Helen Lloyd
• Nothing Barred (1961) as Lady Katherine
• Darling (1965) as Sybil Martin
• A Man Could Get Killed (1966) as Miss Nolan
• Accident (1967) as Laura
• A Severed Head (1970) as Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon
• One of Those Things (1971) as Sonja Melchoir
• Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) as Party Guest
• Asylum (1972) as Anna
• Brief Encounter (1974) as Melanie Harvey
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) as Countess de Tournay
• A Passage to India (1984) as Mrs. Callendar
• Foreign Body (1986) as Mrs Plumb
• Anna and the King (1999) as Lady Bradley
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) as Tatooine Elder

Television

• Kenilworth (1957) as Amy Robsart
• Emergency-Ward 10 (1960–63) as Mary Nesbitt
• The Plane Makers (1964–65) as Pamela Wilder
• The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre, Dead Man's Chest (1965) as Mildred Jones
• Persuasion (1971) as Anne Elliot
• The Nearly Man (1975) as Alice Collinson
• Space 1999 (1977) as Consul Varda in "The Dorcons"
• Lillie (1978) as Queen Alexandra
• Crown Court (1973–75, 1981) as Sarah Gibson
• Problem at Sea (1989) as Miss Henderson
• Elizabeth I (2005) as Lady Anne
• Midsomer Murders (2009) The Black Book as Felicity Law
• New Tricks "Ghosts" (2014) as Nancy Evans

Theatre

• Billy Liar, West Yorkshire Playhouse (2010)
• The Golden Dragon, Jagriti Theatre (2012)
• The Crucible, the Old Vic (2014)
• Blood Wedding, the Young Vic (2019)