All of us at Silksoundbooks would like to wish star audiobook reader Anna Massey a very happy birthday for today the 11th of August.

Anna is the daughter of actors Raymond Massey and Adrianne Allen and sister of Daniel Massey and has been a respected and prolific stage, TV and screen actress since the mid '50s. She made her stage debut in The Reluctant Debutante in 1955 and followed this with a string of substantial roles over the ensuing decades. Recently Anna has starred in numerous TV shows in the UK, Including Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Midsomer Murders, Lewis and Kingdom.

In 1986, Anna was awarded the British Academy TV Award for Best Actress for her role in Hotel Du Lac. In the New Year's Honours List of 2004 she was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire - CBE - for services to drama.

Anna's exclusive Silksoundbooks audio book reading of Fairy Stories by The Brothers Grimm really makes the most of her wonderfully rich voice. From Cinderella to Rapunzel these original versions of the classic Fairy Stories are not only surprising – they are really quite shocking !