Anna Clare "Annie" Sawyer is a fictional character in the comedy-drama television series Being Human, portrayed by Lenora Crichlow.

Annie is written out of the show at the conclusion of series four in which—having made a difficult decision—she averts a dark future for mankind and is able to move on to the afterlife.

Annie frustrates George (Russell Tovey) because of her temperament and her tendency to constantly make tea she cannot drink, though Mitchell (Aidan Turner) is more sympathetic towards her.

When Owen arrives to clear a blocked pipe and produces a thong, Annie's memories of her death are triggered and shown in flashback.

To resolve her death Annie seeks a confession from Owen; he taunts her haunting effects as ineffectual and reveals that he was unfaithful throughout their relationship.

In the final episode, a more confident Annie shows the ability to teleport further distances and greater powers of telekinesis, which she describes as "a whole new skill set."

In series two (2010), Annie has a greater physical presence due to her inner strength and happiness; she is seen by normal humans and able to get a job in a bar.

Her employer Hugh (Nathan Wright) expresses his affection; Annie states she will wait until she feels ready to reciprocate.

In the sixth episode of the series Annie encounters her mother Carmen (Jacquetta May) for the first time since her death, and with the aid of a psychic is able to tell her to move on.

Annie is overwhelmed with joy at being reunited with her friends, who have now relocated to Barry Island in south Wales, and in a closing monologue states that it was only after death that her life truly began.

Annie takes an interest when DS Nancy Reid (Erin Richards) visits the residence to investigate the Box Tunnel 20 massacre.

When Mitchell returns to ask George to kill him, he bids farewell to Annie with the words "You are the love of my long life", a sentiment she reciprocates.

Following on from this Annie and Tom receive a visit from the dying werewolf Leo (Louis Mahoney) and his housemates Pearl the ghost (Tamla Kari) and Hal the vampire (Damien Molony).

Annie is shown a dystopian future where vampires rule supreme and humans and werewolves are rounded up in concentration camps and forced into dogfights.

Andrea Riseborough originally portrayed the character of Annie in the pilot episode; when a full series was commissioned she was replaced with Lenora Crichlow.

In a video posted to the BBC's Being Human website Toby Whithouse explains that he felt the character had "come to a natural end".

[12] Neela Debnath of The Independent feels that Annie works as a comic character through Crichlow's exploitation of her "pedantry and neurotic tendencies".

[13] Digital Spy's Morgan Jeffrey praised Annie's role in the fourth series remarking that "the perky ghost's continued presence helped to smooth the transition" between old and new regulars.

"[14] In a 2012 poll conducted by SFX Magazine to find the 100 sexiest female characters in science fiction and fantasy Annie was voted number sixty-two.