Background
She was born in Glasgow of Scottish/Irish parentage.
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Anne Downie
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She has written and performed across a wide variety of media. Upon leaving drama college, her first professional stage role was playing opposite Andrew Keir in The Bigot. She has worked in many of the major Scottish theatres.
Highlights from her theatre career include: Six Black Candles (Royal Lyceum, garnering the Critics Award for Best Ensemble), Tally"s Blood (Traverse), Just Frank (Traverse), Can"t Pay Won"t Pay! (Technical Architecture Group), Marching On (7:84), and roles in pantomime with comedy legends Stanley Baxter and Jimmy Logan.
She appeared as Granny Morrison in Josie Rourke"s revival of Ena Lamont Stewart"s Men Should Weep at the Royal National Theatre, London. Television credits include: Glasgow Kiss (British Broadcasting Corporation), Taggart (STV), River City (British Broadcasting Corporation), Still Game (British Broadcasting Corporation), and a comic stand-up performance on two series of Halfway to Paradise (C4).
Her published works of fiction include the short stories: Walter (Polygon), Deadly Sin (Polygon and Argyle Press), Write Your Name Small (Herald) and Do You do Teas? (Edinburgh Review). Her novel The Witches of Pollok was published by Capercaillie Books on 6 October 2010.
She also has written non-fiction including: On Being an Actor (Chapman), China Diary (Herald) and On having Irish Roots (Argyle Press).
Published by Fairplay Press, 2007 and The Female of The Species Published by Fairplay Press, 2007. Her plays have been produced by companies such as Theatre Workshop, Perth and Borderline. She has written for television series: River City (British Broadcasting Corporation) and The Bill (Thames Television/ Independent Television).
Downie"s works for radio include Side Sea View (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4) and Race (series for British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Scotland), among others
