Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939 in Stepney, East London, England) is one of Britain's leading stage and television actresses.
As a child she attended Raine's Foundation School and went on to train at the pioneering East 15 Acting School, an establishment inspired by the works of Joan Littlewood, receiving the first-ever scholarship to the school. She has since worked in theatre, television, film, and radio, starting with "Diary of a Young Man", ...
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Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939 in Stepney, East London, England) is one of Britain's leading stage and television actresses.
As a child she attended Raine's Foundation School and went on to train at the pioneering East 15 Acting School, an establishment inspired by the works of Joan Littlewood, receiving the first-ever scholarship to the school. She has since worked in theatre, television, film, and radio, starting with "Diary of a Young Man", a series written for her by John McGrath and Troy Kennedy Martin, directed by Ken Loach.
She is a visiting lecturer at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, E15 acting school and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and is Master Tutor on the foundation course at WAC.
Mitchell is on the Board of Directors of The Unity Theatre Trust, a Trustee of Arbours (a psychotherapeutic care centre) and is a Patron of Clean Break, a theatre and training company for female ex-offenders.
In 2003 Mitchell was a nominee for Best Actress in the Evening...
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