Anne Downie (born 1939) is a Scottish actress and writer. She was born in Glasgow of Scottish and Irish parentage. She has written and performed across a wide variety of media.
Television credits include: Glasgow Kiss (BBC), Taggart (STV), River City (BBC), Still Game (BBC), 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. Her novel 'The Miami Disclosure' was published by SNB Publishing on January 9, 2021.
She also has written non-fiction including: On Being an Actor (Chapman), China Diary (Herald) and On having Irish Roots (Argyle Press).
Her works as a playwright include: Waiting on One (winner of Thames Television award), published by Fairplay Press, 2007; The White Bird Passes (adapted from the novel by Jessie Kesson). Published by Fairplay Press, 2007 and The Female of The Species Published by Fairplay Press, 2007.
Downie's works for radio include Side Sea View (BBC Radio 4) and Race (series for BBC Radio Scotland), among others.
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Downie, Annie. . wigtown-booktown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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