Annette Kerr

Annette Kerr
Born	Catherine Annette Kerr Peacock (1920-07-02)2 July 1920 Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died	Denville Hall, Hillingdon, London, England
Alma mater	Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation	Actress
Years active	????–1995
Home town	Watford, Hertfordshire

Annette Kerr (born Catherine Annette Kerr Peacock; 2 July 1920 – 23 September 2013) was an English actress of Scottish descent 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 he 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. following their first meeting in 1949. At one point, Williams proposed to her.

Her television appearances included roles in series such as UFO (1970), 2point4 Children (1991-9, as Dora Grimes) and London's Burning (1992). Her last credited TV work was One Foot in the Grave (1995, as Ruth). This marked her second appearance in the series, following a minor part as "Lady in Teashop" (1992).

She died at the actors' retirement home Denville Hall, where she had been resident, in London on 23 September 2013, aged 93.

Selected filmography

• The Price of Silence (1959)
• So Evil, So Young (1961)
• The Third Alibi (1961)
• Murder Most Foul (1964)
• Prudence and the Pill (1968)
• Doppelgänger (1969)

External links

• Annette Kerr at the Internet Movie Database
• Annette Kerr at Digiguide.tv

• Obituary: Annette Kerr, Daily Telegraph, 28 October 2013.
• Davies, Russell (ed.) (1993): The Kenneth Williams Diaries.
• Death Announcement, Daily Telegraph, September 2013