Anna Calder-Marshall (born 11 January 1947) is an English stage, film and television actress.
Early life Calder-Marshall was born in Kensington, London, and is the daughter of novelist and essayist Arthur Calder-Marshall and documentary screenplay-writer and his wife,British Film and Television Yearbook vol. 4, Peter Noble, British and American Film Press, 1952, p. 100 Ara ( Violet Nancy Sales).
Career Calder-Marshall played Ophelia to Tom Courtenay's Hamlet in 1968, directed by Caspar Wrede and with John Nettles as Laertes, with the 69 Theatre Company in Manchester.
She appeared in the Inspector Morse episode "The Settling of the Sun" (1988) and the Midsomer Murders episode "Garden of Death" (2000). In 2005 Calder-Marshall played Maude Abernethie in the Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "After the Funeral".
Other roles include appearing in Harlots as Mrs. May, and in the 2018 BBC adaptation of Les Misérables as Madame Rully. Also in 2018, her real-life husband, actor David Burke, appeared as her character's husband in the short film Only the Lonely.
In 2022, she played Janice Beattie in the fifth series of Strike, acting opposite her son, actor Tom Burke who plays Strike.
In 2026, for her role in Queen at Sea, Calder-Marshall won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance, shared with Tom Courtenay.
Personal life Her husband was actor David Burke from 1971 until his death in 2026. Their son, Tom, is also an actor.
Filmography Film Year Film Role1970 Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love YouMillie Dobbs1970 Wuthering HeightsCatherine Earnshaw Linton1979 Zulu DawnFanny Colenso1996 Saint-ExMoisy1997 Anna KareninaPrincess Schcherbatksy2010 Love & DistrustPriscilla2016 Trespass Against UsVic2019 Us Among the StonesMarianne2019Last ChristmasDora2023 Sweet Sue Ethel2026Queen at SeaLeslie
Television Year Title Role Notes1967 The Wednesday PlayClara BrowningEpisode: “Message for Posterity”1967 Love StoryTania LangleyEpisode: “Out of Sight, Out of Mind”1967 SanctuaryAnne CourtneyEpisode: “Has Anyone Heard of Juliet?”1969 Male of the SpeciesMary McNeil3 episodes1984Strangers and BrothersEllen Smith1 episode1983 King LearCordeliaTV film1985Titus AndronicusLaviniaTV film1992 Sherlock HolmesLady Helena / Agnes NorthcoteEpisode: “The Eligible Bachelor”1993 LovejoyVirginia MoncrieffEpisode: “Poetic Licence”2011 New TricksHelen BaxterEpisode: “Object of Desire”2012 Thirteen Steps DownQueenie2 episodes 2013 Playhouse PresentsSusanEpisode: “Stage Door Johnnies”2014 Scott & BaileyBarbara SweetingEpisode: “Tough Love”2015 CasualtyPeggy DowlandsEpisode: “Clinging On”2018–2019 HarlotsMrs. May5 episodes2019 Les MisérablesMadame Rully2 episodes2020 The Third DayMargaret3 episodes2021 Please HelpNanTV pilot2022 GrantchesterIda MerrymanEpisode: #7.52022 This EnglandCharlotte Johnson Wahl5 episodes2022StrikeJanice Beattie2 episodes2023 BodiesLady Harker3 episodes
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