Ann Firbank


Ann Firbank, also known as Annie Firbank, is a British actress. One of Firbank's more notable roles is her 1971 portrayal of Anne Elliot in the serial Persuasion, an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name.

Career

Firbank starred as Anne Elliot in the ITV serial Persuasion, a 1971 adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name. Her film credits include the 1967 film Accident, The Scarlet Pimpernel and Anna and the King. In 2005, Firbank appeared in the costume drama Elizabeth I alongside Dame Helen Mirren.
Firbank appeared in a 2012 production of The Golden Dragon at the Jagriti Theatre in Bangalore, India. A reviewer for The Hindu praised Firbank's performance, writing that the "energetic and youthful at 79" actress "stands out for her stage presence". In 2014, Firbank appeared in a production of the play The Crucible at the Old Vic, playing Rebecca Nurse.

Personal life

She was born in Secunderabad, near Hyderabad to a British Army officer in India. She is a Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduate. She had been engaged to the actor Patric Doonan when he was married to actress Aud Johansen. Doonan committed suicide in 1958.

Select filmography

Film

Carry On Nurse as Staff Nurse Helen LloydNothing Barred as Lady KatherineDarling as Sybil MartinDead Man's Chest as Mildred JonesA Man Could Get Killed as Miss NolanAccident as LauraA Severed Head as Rosemary Lynch-Gibbon Sunday Bloody Sunday as Party GuestAsylum as AnnaBrief Encounter as Melanie HarveyThe Scarlet Pimpernel as Countess de TournayA Passage to India as Mrs. Callendar

Television

Kenilworth as Amy RobsartLeave It to Todhunter as Felicity FarrowayEmergency Ward 10 as Mary NesbittDanger Man as Bobby in episode "The Island"The Plane Makers as Pamela WilderPersuasion as Anne ElliotThe Lotus Eaters "The present Mrs Clive" as Lorna CliveThe Nearly Man as Alice CollinsonSpace 1999 as Consul Varda in "The Dorcons"Lillie as Queen AlexandraCrown Court as Sarah Gibson Agatha Christie's Poirot as Miss HendersonBergerac S7E4 The Other Woman as Sheila KingHeartbeat S2, E2, End of the Line as Agnes TrippElizabeth I as Lady AnneMidsomer Murders The Black Book as Felicity LawNew Tricks "Ghosts" as Nancy Evans
TheatreGo Back for Murder Billy Liar, West Yorkshire Playhouse The Golden Dragon, Jagriti Theatre The Crucible, the Old Vic Blood Wedding, the Young Vic