Annette Kerr

Known for ActingBorn 1920-07-02Died 2013-09-23Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

Catherine Annette Kerr Peacock (2 July 1920 – 23 September 2013), known professionally as Annette Kerr, was an English actress of Scottish descent of film, television and stage. During her childhood, Kerr moved with her family from her birthplace in Scotland to Watford, Hertfordshire, where he father worked as a physiotherapist. She made her theatrical debut at the Watford Palace Theatre, and later trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Frequent reference to Kerr is made in The Kenneth Williams Diaries (edited by Russell Davies). Kerr and Williams were close friends, and worked together in several stage productions. following their first meeting in 1949. At one point, Williams proposed to her. Her television appearances included roles in series such as the pilot episode - "Identified" - of Anderson's live-action series UFO (1970), 2point4 Children (1991-9, as Dora Grimes) and London's Burning (1992). Her last credited TV work was One Foot in the Grave (1995, as Ruth). This marked her second appearance in the series, following a minor part as "Lady in Teashop" (1992). She died at the actors' retirement home Denville Hall, where she had been resident, in London on 23 September 2013, aged 93.Read more

Movies & web series

Public Eye

Story Parade

One Foot in the Grave

UFO

2Point4 Children

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Target Luna

The Upchat Line

Murder Most Foul

The Third Alibi

Children of the Damned

She Always Gets Their Man

The Price of Silence

Mystery and Imagination

Prudence and the Pill

No Hiding Place

So Evil, So Young

L’Elegance

Frankenstein Mark 2

The Gong Game