Ann Way
Acting
Born November 14, 1915 · Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, UK
Biography
Ann Way (14 November 1915 – 13 March 1993) was an English film and television character actress. Born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, she began her career in repertory in Birmingham in the 1950s moving from there to the Dundee Rep. Her petite build and deep-set eyes saw her frequently typecast as a stereotypically dotty or timid and mouse-like spinster. She nonetheless appeared in a wide range of roles, including the television series Dr Finlay's Casebook, Emmerdale Farm where she played an aunt of publican and newspaper correspondent Amos Brearly, Fawlty Towers (where she memorably played the Col…
Known For · 40 titles
Theatre 625
Playhouse
The Bill
Rumpole of the Bailey
All Creatures Great and Small
Lovejoy
Castle Haven
The Goodies
Fawlty Towers
Shoestring
Mind Your Language
Brazil
All Gas and Gaiters
King of the River
The Jazz Age
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
David Copperfield
Close to Home
Shadows of Fear
Q.E.D.
Once Upon a Crime
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Thundercloud
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Endless Night
Haunted Honeymoon
The Clifton House Mystery
Clockwise
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
Anchoress
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Dresser
Carry On Loving
Whinfrey's Last Case
The Dawning
Long Live the Babe
The Sailor's Return
The Pigman's Protege
Dead Lucky
Crystalstone