Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Female

Birthday

1913-01-02

Day of Death

2004-05-14 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Igtham, Kent, England, UK

Also Known As

Joan Boniface Winnifrith

The British Bombshell

Joanna Boniface Stafford

Anna Lee

Biography

Anna Lee, MBE (born Joan Boniface Winnifrith; 2 January 1913 – 14 May 2004) was a British actress. Lee married her first husband, the director Robert Stevenson, in 1933 and moved to Hollywood in 1939. She became a naturalised US citizen in 1945. In 1981, a car accident left her paralysed from the waist down. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Known For

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

Acting

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

as

Mrs. Bates

Mannequin

1933

Mannequin

as

Babette

The Man Who Changed His Mind

1936

The Man Who Changed His Mind

as

Dr. Clare Wyatt

Hangmen Also Die!

1943

Hangmen Also Die!

as

Masha Novotny

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

as

Mrs. Fairley

Bedlam

1946

Bedlam

as

Nell Bowen

In Like Flint

1967

In Like Flint

as

Elisabeth

Jack the Giant Killer

1962

Jack the Giant Killer

as

Lady Constance

The Crimson Kimono

1959

The Crimson Kimono

as

Mac

Seven Sinners

1940

Seven Sinners

as

Dorothy

Flying Tigers

1942

Flying Tigers

as

Brooke Elliott

How Green Was My Valley

1941

How Green Was My Valley

as

Bronwyn

The Sound of Music

1965

The Sound of Music

as

Sister Margaretta

Fort Apache

1948

Fort Apache

as

Mrs. Emily Collingwood

King Solomon's Mines

1937

King Solomon's Mines

as

Kathleen 'Kathy' O'Brien

Gideon's Day

1958

Gideon's Day

as

Mrs. Kate Gideon

7 Women

1965

7 Women

as

Mrs. Russell

My Life with Caroline

1941

My Life with Caroline

as

Caroline Mason

Summer Storm

1944

Summer Storm

as

Nadina Kalenin

The Last Hurrah

1958

The Last Hurrah

as

Gert Minihan

Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942

Commandos Strike at Dawn

as

Judith Bowen

For Those Who Think Young

1964

For Those Who Think Young

as

Laura Pruitt

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

1935

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

as

Vivian Tomkin

Jet Over The Atlantic

1959

Jet Over The Atlantic

as

Ursula Leverett

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

Flesh and Fantasy

as

Rowena (segment 2)

Faces

1934

Faces

as

Madeleine Pelham

First a Girl

1935

First a Girl

as

Princess Mironoff

Legend of the Northwest

1978

Legend of the Northwest

as

O.H.M.S.

1937

O.H.M.S.

as

Sally Briggs

Prison Warden

1949

Prison Warden

as

Elisa Pennington Burnell

The Four Just Men

1939

The Four Just Men

as

Ann Lodge

Non-Stop New York

1937

Non-Stop New York

as

Jennie Carr

Return to Yesterday

1940

Return to Yesterday

as

Carol Sands

The Horse Soldiers

1959

The Horse Soldiers

as

Mrs. Buford

The Big Night

1960

The Big Night

as

Mrs. Turner

Young Man's Fancy

1939

Young Man's Fancy

as

Ada

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

2002

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

as

Self - Actress

The Camels Are Coming

1934

The Camels Are Coming

as

Anita Rodgers

The Night Rider

1979

The Night Rider

as

Lady Earl

Two Rode Together

1961

Two Rode Together

as

Mrs. Malaprop

Picture Mommy Dead

1966

Picture Mommy Dead

as

Elsie Kornwald

Heat Wave

1935

Heat Wave

as

Jane Allison

G.I. War Brides

1946

G.I. War Brides

as

Linda Powell

Listen to Me

1989

Listen to Me

as

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as

Mrs. Prescott - Widow in Stage Holdup (uncredited)

Best Man Wins

1948

Best Man Wins

as

Nancy Smiley

Forever and a Day

1943

Forever and a Day

as

Cornelia Trimble-Pomfret

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

1964

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

as

Titanic Passenger in Lifeboat

Ebb Tide

1932

Ebb Tide

as

(uncredited)

The Beasts Are on the Streets

1978

The Beasts Are on the Streets

as

Mrs. Jackson

His Lordship

1932

His Lordship

as

Scrub Girl Chorine (uncredited)

Beverly Hills Brats

1989

Beverly Hills Brats

as

Gertie

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

1973

My Darling Daughters' Anniversary

as

Judge Barbara Hanline

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

1977

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

as

Laura Delano

What Can I Do?

1993

What Can I Do?

as

This Earth Is Mine

1959

This Earth Is Mine

as

Charlotte Rambeau

High Conquest

1947

High Conquest

as

Marie Correl

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

as

Self

The King's Cup

1933

The King's Cup

as

Lucky Loser

1934

Lucky Loser

as

Ursula Hamilton

Rolling in Money

1934

Rolling in Money

as

Lady Eggleby

Oliver and the Artful Dodger

1972

Oliver and the Artful Dodger

as

Mrs. Grunch / Mistress Deadly / Farmer's Wife / The Old Crone (voice)

Family Affair

Family Affair

as

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

B. J. and the Bear

B. J. and the Bear

as

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

as

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Eileen Crane

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

as

Mannix

Mannix

as

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Amy Bassett

Combat!

Combat!

as

Sister Lescaut

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Maria Malik

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

as

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Clara Merivale

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Julia

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

as

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Helen Mason

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Lock-Up

Lock-Up

as

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

as

Mrs. Woodridge

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Frances Lawrence

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Mrs. Frances Alland

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Anne Tracy

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Maverick

Maverick

as

Helene Ferguson

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Mrs. Allyris Craven

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Susan Harper

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Ann Hammond

Eleanor and Franklin

Eleanor and Franklin

as

Laura Delano

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Crystal Durham

Scruples

Scruples

as

Aunt Wilhelmina

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Roberta Saunders

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as

Fairy Godmother

Production

Crew

Directing