Ann Bell

Ann Bell

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1938-04-29 (85 years old)

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Biography

Ann Forrest Bell (born 29 April 1938) is a British actress, best known for playing war internee Marion Jefferson in the BBC Second World War drama series Tenko (1981–84).

She was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, the daughter of John Forrest Bell and Marjorie (née Byrom) Bell, and educated at Birkenhead High School.

She played the title role in a BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre (1963) in addition to many guest roles on television, including Edgar Wallace Mysteries, Gideon's Way, The Avengers, The Sentimental Agent, The Saint, Armchair Theatre, For Whom the Bell Tolls (1965), Danger Man, The Baron, Mystery and Imagination, The Troubleshooters, Callan, Journey to the Unknown, Sherlock Holmes (the 1968 episode "The Sign of Four" with Peter Cushing), Department S, The Lost Boys, Enemy at the Door, Shoestring, Tumbledown, Blackeyes, Heartbeat, Inspector Morse, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Midsomer Murders, Casualty, Holby City, The Forsyte Saga, The Bill and Waking the Dead. In 1968 she appeared in the Dennis Potter play Shaggy Dog, part of The Company of Five, a London Weekend Television anthology series of six plays featuring the same five actors.

She was married to character actor Robert Lang from 1971 until his death in 2004. The couple had two children. Bell appeared on screen with Lang in Tenko Reunion, in which he played Teddy Forster-Brown. They also appeared together in an episode of Heartbeat ("Bread and Circuses", 2002).

In 2010, Bell featured in the Doctor Who audio drama A Thousand Tiny Wings as well as the 2012 audio play Night of the Stormcrow which also featured her Tenko castmate Louise Jameson.

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Filmography

all 56

TV Shows 30

Movies 26

self 1

Jane Eyre
Narcas

Narcas (2023)

TV
Lady Osborne
Lucan

Lucan (2013)

TV
3.5
Self
Amicus: House of Horrors

Amicus: House of Horrors (2012)

Movie
Violet Van Der Elst
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

Movie
Aunt Hester / Hester
The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga (2002)

TV
5.17
Mother Superior
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead (2001)

TV
4.67
Beryl Bryson
Up at the Villa

Up at the Villa (2000)

Movie
Philip's Mother
The Land Girls

The Land Girls (1998)

Movie
Molly Phillips
The Ice House

The Ice House (1997)

TV
Cherrie Balcombe
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders (1997)

TV
6
Mrs. Rideout
The Woman In White

The Woman In White (1997)

Movie
Sarah Muir
When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes (1996)

Movie
Eve Lambert
Anna Lee

Anna Lee (1994)

TV
Celia Gilmour / Madge Cutler / Grace Burton
Heartbeat

Heartbeat (1992)

TV
9
Lady Astwell
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)

TV
6.24
Mrs. Burton
Christabel

Christabel (1988)

TV
Double First

Double First (1988)

TV
Helen Stubbs
Tumbledown

Tumbledown (1988)

Movie
Catherine Dawson
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse (1987)

TV
4.83
Celia
Casualty

Casualty (1986)

TV
Marion Jefferson
Tenko Reunion

Tenko Reunion (1985)

Movie
The Bill

The Bill (1984)

TV
Valda Embiricos
Champions

Champions (1984)

Movie
2
Marion Jefferson
Tenko

Tenko (1981)

TV
Barbara Mellor
Very Like a Whale

Very Like a Whale (1981)

Movie
Shoestring

Shoestring (1979)

TV
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys (1978)

Movie
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys (1978)

TV
Hertha Clifford
Enemy at the Door

Enemy at the Door (1978)

TV
Anitra Cyon
Spectre

Spectre (1977)

Movie
An Unofficial Rose

An Unofficial Rose (1974)

TV
Jane
The Left Overs

The Left Overs (1972)

Movie
Pat Demarest
The Statue

The Statue (1971)

Movie
Yelena
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya (1970)

Movie
Rosemary Marler
The Reckoning

The Reckoning (1970)

Movie
May Heywood
Department S

Department S (1969)

TV
Bess Hogg
Stand by Your Screen

Stand by Your Screen (1968)

Movie
Receptionist
Shaggy Dog

Shaggy Dog (1968)

Movie
Anna / Anne Gordon / Bess Hogg
The Company of Five

The Company of Five (1968)

TV
Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown (1968)

TV
Callan

Callan (1967)

TV
Mary Whately, Susannah's Mother
The Shuttered Room

The Shuttered Room (1967)

Movie
Mrs. Dare
To Sir, with Love

To Sir, with Love (1967)

Movie
Sally Benson
The Witches

The Witches (1966)

Movie
Doris (uncredited)
Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

Movie
Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination (1966)

TV
Netta Penn
Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way (1965)

TV
Ann Rogers (segment 'Creeping Vine')
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)

Movie
Sue Chambers
Stop-over Forever

Stop-over Forever (1964)

Movie
Good-Deeds / Katonike
Festival

Festival (1963)

TV
Katrina
The Sentimental Agent

The Sentimental Agent (1963)

TV
Marjorie North / Natasha
The Saint

The Saint (1962)

TV
5
Out of This World

Out of This World (1962)

TV
Marion Dangerfield
The Ginger Man

The Ginger Man (1962)

Movie
Hermia
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)

Movie
Maria
For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

TV

Ratings

Average 6.16
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1959
1967
1978
1970
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1938-04-29 (85 years old)

Birth Place
Wallasey, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom


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