Anne Lacey

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Anne Lacey
Nationality Scottish
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present

Anne Lacey (born 1958) is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, made-for-television movies, and film shorts since 1986. Her longest appearance run to date has been in 20 episodes of the TV series Hamish Macbeth from 1995-1997 as schoolteacher Esme Murray.

She trained in Scotland, France and Italy. [1]

Her theatre work includes The Princess and the Puddok, The Pearl Fishers , Men Should Weep , The House with the Green Shutters , and The Cone Gatherers . She has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Theatre Alba, the Dundee Repertory Theatre, the National Theatre of Scotland and the Oxford Stage Company. [2]

Her work in film includes Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , My Life So Far , and Strictly Sinatra . [3]

Her television work in addition to Hamish Macbeth includes Monarch of the Glen , Holby City , Doctor Finlay , and Rab C. Nesbitt . [4]

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References

  1. National Theatre of Scotland: The House of Bernarda Alba, Anne Lacey as the Careworker, http://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/content/default.asp?page=s545_3, 2011.
  2. National Theatre of Scotland, 2011; and The Royal National Theatre: Anne Lacey, http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/58515/company-members/anne-lacey.html%5B%5D, May 2010.
  3. National Theatre of Scotland, 2011; and The Royal National Theatre: Anne Lacey, http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/58515/company-members/anne-lacey.html%5B%5D, May 2010.
  4. National Theatre of Scotland, 2011; and The Royal National Theatre: Anne Lacey, http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/58515/company-members/anne-lacey.html%5B%5D, May 2010.