
Acting
Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939) is a British stage and television actress. She came to prominence in the 1980s when she starred as Dolly Rawlins in the crime series Widows as well as the sequels Widows 2 and She's Out, all written by Lynda La Plante. In 2011, she was cast as Cora Cross in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, the mother of Tanya Branning and Rainie Cross. Mitchell has appeared in many roles in film, theatre, and television and has played a significant number of major roles such as Mrs. Warren in Mrs. Warren's Profession and her Laurence Olivier Award-nominated performance in Throug…

Gunfight at Dry River
as Etta Ryles

The Road to Brexit
as Vox Pop Pamela

Widows
as Amanda's Mother

Farming
as Hilda

Lady M
as Cleopatra

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
as Self

Dragonfly
as Margaret Grosvenor
Titus
as Marina

The Deep Blue Sea
as Mrs. Elton

Postcode
as Maggie

The Gold
as Sadie · 1 ep.

For Her Sins
as Maggie Gibson · 2 ep.

Etheria
1 ep.

Year of the Rabbit
as Gwen · 6 ep.

Call the Midwife
as Elsie Dyer · 5 ep.

Vera
as Moira Swann · 1 ep.

Jane Hall
as Lilian Ramsey · 6 ep.

Gimme Gimme Gimme
as Miss Twich · 1 ep.

Silent Witness
as Molly Trask · 1 ep.

Sun on the Stubble
as Louisa · 12 ep.
A Matador's Mistress
2008