Annette Crosbie, OBE (born 12 February 1934) is a Scottish character actress, best known for her many television appearances.
Her big break came when she was selected to play Catherine of Aragon in the major BBC television series, The Six Wives of Henry VIII in 1970.
A few years later, she made a similar impact as another Queen, Victoria, in the ITV period drama, Edward the Seventh (1975). She played Cinderella's fairy godmother in The Slipper and the Rose, which was chosen as the Royal Film Première for 1976. In that motion picture, Crosbie sang the Sherman Brothers' song, "Suddenly It Happens".
Crosbie's next major role was as Margaret, long-suffering wife of Victor Meldrew, in the British sitcom, One Foot in the Grave (1990). She also played Janet, the housekeeper to Dr. Finlay, in the 1993 revival of A. J. Cronin's popular stories.
She played Edith Sparshott in An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, and in 2003 played Jessie in the film Calendar Girls.
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