Catherine Annette Kerr Peacock (2 July 192023 September 2013), known professionally as Annette Kerr, was a Scottish born actress of film, television and stage.
Life and career During her childhood, Kerr moved with her family from her birthplace in Scotland to Watford, Hertfordshire, where her 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.Davies, Russell (ed.) (1993): The Kenneth Williams Diaries. following their first meeting in 1949. At one point, Williams proposed to her.Obituary: Annette Kerr, The Daily Telegraph, 28 October 2013.
Kerr's television appearances included roles in series such as the pilot episode - "Identified" - of Anderson's live-action series UFO (1970), London's Burning (1992) and One Foot in the Grave. She had a recurring role in 2point4 Children (1991-1999, as Dora Grimes).
Death Kerr died at the actors' retirement home Denville Hall, where she had been resident, in London on 23 September 2013, aged 93.Death Announcement, The Daily Telegraph, September 2013
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1960 The Price of Silence Miss Collins 1961 The Third Alibi Cinema cashier 1961 So Evil, So Young Workroom Wardress 1964 Murder Most Foul Dorothy 1968 Prudence and the Pill Gerald's Secretary 1969 Doppelgänger Nurse Uncredited1970 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Secretary Uncredited
References
External links
Annette Kerr at Digiguide.tv