birth_place parents birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
isleworth , england leslie crowther jean crowther -lrb- née stone -rrb- 9 december 1954 liz crowther
 elizabeth ann crowther actress
liz crowther

elizabeth ann ` liz ' crowther -lrb- born 9 december 1954 in isleworth , then middlesex now greater london , england -rrb- is an english television actress .
she is the daughter of comedian leslie crowther .
she remains best known for her role as sonia the receptionist in `` shoestring '' .
she has also appeared in `` miss marple '' , `` a very peculiar practice '' , `` bergerac '' , `` french fields '' , `` watching '' , `` doctors '' and `` outnumbered '' .
crowther was also a regular cast member of the soap opera `` family affairs '' as annie hart from its debut in 1997 until 1999 .
she also played sgt jane kendall in `` the bill '' for nine months in 1993 .
she played tessa waylund in the audio drama `` something inside '' based on the long-running british science fiction television series doctor who , produced by big finish productions .
in the 1980s , she supplied the voice for a few of british rail 's taped announcements at clapham junction station .
