Depictions in Drama
Anne appears in three scenes in William Shakespeare's Richard III. In Act I, Scene 2, Richard persuades her to marry him. In Act IV, Scene 1, just before Richard's coronation, Anne meets Edward IV's widow and laments her own position. In Act V, Scene 3, Anne is one of the ghosts that appear to Richard.
The role has been played in film by
- Claire Bloom in Richard III (1955 film)
- Kristin Scott Thomas in Richard III (1995 film)
- Winona Ryder in Looking for Richard (1996)
Anne is also a character in Tower of London (1939) (played by Rose Hobart); Tower of London (1962) (played by Joan Camden); and The White Queen (2013) (played by Faye Marsay).
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