Acting credits
38
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Anita Carey
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 11Series: 27
TMDB ID: 1216368
IMDb ID: nm0136902
Known for: Acting
Born: April 16, 1948
Died: July 19, 2023
Age: 75
Place of birth: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2018
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.74
Wikidata: Q4765512
Biography
Anita Eileen Carey (16 April 1948 – 19 July 2023) was an English actress. She appeared in British television programmes from the 1970s, with her first notable appearances including roles in Beryl's Lot, The History of Mr. Polly and The Spoils of War. She then played Joyce Smedley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997. After further appearances in various series, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Vivien March in 2007. She stayed in the role for two years, which won her the British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance in 2009.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Anita Carey.
as Joan Caldercott
The Last Witness
2018 • Movie
as Tally Clutton
The Murder Room
2004 • Movie
as Tax Woman
Still Crazy
1998 • Movie
as Patti Blakeston
Frankie and Johnnie
1986 • Movie
as Martha Jessup
Ordeal by Innocence
1984 • Movie
as Sharon
Ladies
1980 • Movie
as Jill
Cries from a Watchtower
1979 • Movie
as Amanda
Something's Wrong
1978 • Movie
as Ms. H1B
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978 • Movie
as Irene Olthwaite
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977 • Movie
as Lorraine
Mutinies
1974 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Anita Carey.
as Pauline • 4 eps
Talk to Me
2007 • Series
The State Within
2006 • Series
as Carol Chatwin • 3 eps
Rescue Me
2002 • Series
as Siblings' Mother • 2 eps
Perfect Strangers
2001 • Series
as Vivien March • 434 eps
Doctors
2000 • Series
as Barbara Flux • 1 eps
Midsomer Murders
1997 • Series
as Glennis Minkin • 3 eps
Band of Gold
1995 • Series
as CI Grant • 1 eps
Virtual Murder
1992 • Series
as Helen Rawlings • 1 eps
Heartbeat
1992 • Series
as Miss Rawlinson • 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 • Series
as Joyce Gould • 9 eps
First Among Equals
1986 • Series
as Melisande Duffy • 1 eps
Juliet Bravo
1980 • Series
as Edna • 1 eps
Strangers
1978 • Series
as Mrs. H1B • 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 • Series
as Irene Olthwaite • 1 eps
Ripping Yarns
1976 • Series
as Pat Brandon • 13 eps
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975 • Series
as Françoise • 1 eps
Napoleon and Love
1974 • Series
as Joey's Mother • 1 eps
NOVA
1974 • Series
as Lorraine • 1 eps
Centre Play
1973 • Series
as Susan Chambers • 5 eps
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973 • Series
as Mavis • 1 eps
Last of the Summer Wine
1973 • Series
as Sharon • 1 eps
Play for Today
1970 • Series
as Sue • 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 • Series
as Air hostess • 1 eps
Please Sir!
1968 • Series