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Other InformationAwardsBest Actress BAFTA Awards [1987] (Won/Nominated: Won) |
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Massey was born in Thakeham, West Sussex, England, the daughter of British actress Adrianne Allen and Canadian-born Hollywood actor Raymond Massey. Her late brother, Daniel Massey, was also an actor. She is the niece of Vincent Massey, a Governor General of Canada.
Massey was on stage as a teenager and made her film debut in 1958. In 1960, she played a potential murder victim in Michael Powell`s cult thriller Peeping Tom. Her film role best-known to international audiences is probably that of the cockney barmaid Babs in Alfred Hitchcock`s Frenzy (1972). Late in the film, her character becomes a murder victim, setting up a memorable sequence in which the killer must retrieve an incriminating diamond stickpin from the corpse, which he has loaded onto a potato truck. Massey later said that the scenes of her character nude or as a corpse in the film were performed by doubles.[1] Massey continued to make occasional film and stage appearances, but has become better known as a television actress, appearing in classic dramas such as The Pallisers in 1974, the 1978 adaptation of Rebecca (in which she starred along with her ex-husband, Jeremy Brett), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978), The Cherry Orchard (1980), and Anna Karenina (1985). She had roles in the quirky British sitcoms The Darling Buds of May (1991) and The Robinsons (2005). She has also appeared in a number of mysteries and thrillers on British television, including episodes of Inspector Morse, The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, Midsomer Murders, Strange, and Lewis. She is the narrator of This Sceptred Isle on BBC Radio. In the New Year`s Honours List published 31 December 2004 she was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to Drama. She published an autobiography in 2006. Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Massey |
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BiographyFriends and FamilyChelsea [Mother] :: Adrianne Allen [Mother] (Daughter of Adrianne Allen) :: Raymond Massey [Father] (Daughter of Raymond Massey) :: Daniel Massey [Brother]Trivia and QuotesQuotes Actors marrying each other is not a good idea. Theatre eats up too much of your family life. I have a grandson and a husband and I`d rather I was able to be a granny and a wife. My education finished at fifteen; if I`d stayed at school I`m not sure I`d have become an actor. I think however old and blind and prune-like one may look, the spirit that goes on inside you stays young and flirtacious.Trivia Won a Tony Award nomination as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "The Reluctant Debutante" in 1957 at the age of 19. Given the title of Commander of the order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in the New Year`s Honours, 2005. She was awarded the 1982 London Critics` Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Supporting Actress of 1981 for her performance in a Kind of Alaska. She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1983 (1982 season) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "The Importance of Being Earnest". Veteran director John Ford was her godfather. Mother of the writer David Huggins (`The Kiss` and `Lucky Amnesia`). Won a Tony-nomination for "The Reluctant Debutante" in 1955 at the age of 18. Sister of Daniel Massey Daughter of the actors Raymond Massey and Adrianne Allen and the niece of the Canadian politician Vincent Massey. | ||
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