Anna Keaveney
Anna Keaveney
Anna Keaveney (born Ann Keaveney, 5 October 1949, Runcorn, Cheshire, England – 20 November 2004) was an English actress best known for her role as Marie Jackson in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside between 1983–85. She also appeared in an episode of Birds of a Feather as a Green Party election candidate. She appeared in the films Shirley Valentine, The 51st State and in several other TV series including Ali G Indahouse, Emmerdale, Heartbeat, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Footballer's Wives, and Peak Practice. Keaveney made her final film appearance as Nellie in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake (2004).