"Amanda Barrie Amanda Barrie (born 14 September 1935) is an English actress. She appeared in two of the ""Carry On"" films, and one episode of the BBC comedy series ""Are You Being Served?"" before being cast as Alma Sedgewick in ""Coronation Street"", which she played on and off for 20 years. She has since enjoyed a varied stage and TV career. Born Shirley Anne Broadbent in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, Barrie attended St Anne's College, St Anne's on Sea. She then trained at the Arts Educational School in London and later at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She appeared in pantomime as"
"Shirley Anne Field Shirley Anne Field (born 27 June 1936) is an English actress who has performed on stage, film and television since 1955. Shirley Anne Field was born Shirley Broomfield, in Forest Gate, London. She was the third of four children, with two elder sisters and a younger brother, Earnest ""Guy"" Broomfield (c. 1938–1999). Guy Broomfield was murdered in 1999 by Harry Dalsey, the son of Adrian Dalsey. At the age of six, Shirley was placed in the National Children's Home at Edgworth, near Bolton, and four years later was moved to another children's home in Blackburn, where she"
"War Lover"". Shirley Anne Field Shirley Anne Field (born 27 June 1936) is an English actress who has performed on stage, film and television since 1955. Shirley Anne Field was born Shirley Broomfield, in Forest Gate, London. She was the third of four children, with two elder sisters and a younger brother, Earnest ""Guy"" Broomfield (c. 1938–1999). Guy Broomfield was murdered in 1999 by Harry Dalsey, the son of Adrian Dalsey. At the age of six, Shirley was placed in the National Children's Home at Edgworth, near Bolton, and four years later was moved to another children's home in Blackburn,"
"""Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"" (2009) and ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"" (2011). He joined the cast of the television series ""Game of Thrones"", playing a role of Archmaester Ebrose, in the seventh season (2017). His other notable roles were in ""Topsy-Turvy"" (1999), ""The Gathering Storm"" (2002), ""And When Did You Last See Your Father?"" (2007), ""Hot Fuzz, Another Year"" (2010), and ""The Iron Lady"" (2011). Broadbent was born on 24 May 1949 in Holton cum Beckering, in Lincolnshire, the second son of Doreen ""Dee"" Broadbent (née Findlay), a sculptor, and Roy Laverick Broadbent, an"
"Sally Ann Matthews Sally Ann Matthews (born 19 September 1970) is an English actress known for roles as Jenny Bradley in ""Coronation Street"" and as Sandra Briggs in ""Emmerdale"". Matthews was born in Oldham, Lancashire. She played Jenny Bradley, the daughter of the villainous Alan Bradley (Mark Eden) in ""Coronation Street"" from 1986 to 1991, making a brief return in 1993. She found out in 2018 that fellow ""Corrie"" actress Amanda Barrie is her cousin. In 2005 Matthews joined the cast of ""Emmerdale"" as farmer's wife Sandra Briggs, but left less than a year later. In a recent interview with"
"Street"" and ""Emmerdale"". She died of cancer at the age of 56. The final scenes she recorded for ""Brookside"" went to air after her death. Doreen Sloane Doreen Sloane (24 February 1934 in Birkenhead – 8 April 1990 in Liverpool) was an English actress, best known for playing Annabelle Collins, one of the original characters in the soap opera ""Brookside"" on Channel 4. She trained at the Elliott Clarke Theatre School in Liverpool and appeared in repertory theatres before being cast in the first of four roles in ""Coronation Street"". Sloane also appeared in the films ""Yanks"" and ""Chariots of"
"with a variety group of the British Community Players. She died at age 80 in Brighton. Perlita Neilson Perlita Neilson (born Margaret Phillipa Sowden; 11 June 1933 – 7 April 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress. She was educated at the Aida Foster Theatre School. One of her most notable roles was in 1957 as Anne Frank in the London production of ""The Diary of Anne Frank"". She was born Margaret Phillipa Sowden in Bradford, but spent her early life in Argentina, where her father, Wilson Sowden, worked as an engineer. After her birth, her mother Isabel"
"Tracie Bennett Tracey Anne ""Tracie"" Bennett (born 17 June 1961) is an English stage and television actress. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Clapham, London. She played the role of Sharon Bentley in Coronation Street from 1982-1984 and then returning to the role in 1999. Best known for her roles in theatre, both dramatic and musical, Bennett has received two Olivier Awards for Best Supporting Role in a Musical for her performances in the musicals ""She Loves Me"" and ""Hairspray"" with additional nominations for her work in ""High Society"" and Follies. Bennett was also nominated"
"vote for their favourite character to discover ""Who is Soap's greatest Legend?"" Annie Sugden Anne ""Annie"" Brearly (also Pearson, Sugden and Kempinski) is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera, ""Emmerdale"". She is played by Sheila Mercier as a regular character between 1972 and 1994, while making occasional guest appearances in the show since her original departure. Mercier cut back on location filming during the late 1980s and eventually left the serial in 1994 due to the gruelling schedule. Annie was one of ""Emmerdale's"" original characters, appearing in its first episode on 16 October 1972 and became the longest"
"Alan Bradley (Coronation Street) Alan Bradley is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"", played by Mark Eden from 1986 to 1989. Alan is one of the most famous villains in the history of the Street. He made his first appearance in 1986 when his ex-wife Pat was killed in a road accident. Because of his absence, working away from home, his daughter Jenny (Sally Ann Matthews) was temporarily fostered by Rita Fairclough (Barbara Knox). Alan soon began relationships with both Rita and the Rovers' barmaid Gloria Todd (Sue Jenkins). When both women found out he"
"Brooke Vincent Brooke Vincent (born 4 June 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her portrayal of Sophie Webster in the ITV soap-opera ""Coronation Street"" since 2004 where she took over the role from Emma Woodward. Vincent was born in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, England to Nicola Anderton, a scene of crime officer for Greater Manchester Police and Anthony Vincent, a tour guide in Tenerife; her parents divorced when she was two and was raised by her mother and stepfather, John McDermott. Vincent has a paternal older half-brother, Zak, and a younger maternal half-sister, Maisie. Vincent attended Fairfield High"
"Jenny Bradley Jenny Connor (also Bradley) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ""Coronation Street"", played by Sally Ann Matthews. She made her first appearance on-screen on 6 January 1986. Originally fostered by Rita Fairclough (Barbara Knox), she has been featured in storylines including her troubled relationship with her father and Rita's partner, Alan Bradley (Mark Eden), his death when he is killed in a tram accident after chasing Rita in Blackpool, and a brief underage romance with married man Robert Weston (Philip Bretherton). Their separation in 1991 led to Jenny leaving Weatherfield on 1 March 1991. She"
"Doreen Sloane Doreen Sloane (24 February 1934 in Birkenhead – 8 April 1990 in Liverpool) was an English actress, best known for playing Annabelle Collins, one of the original characters in the soap opera ""Brookside"" on Channel 4. She trained at the Elliott Clarke Theatre School in Liverpool and appeared in repertory theatres before being cast in the first of four roles in ""Coronation Street"". Sloane also appeared in the films ""Yanks"" and ""Chariots of Fire"". Other TV appearances include ""Nearest and Dearest"", ""Last of the Summer Wine"" and ""How We Used To Live"" and in the soap operas ""Coronation"
"would save her ex-boyfriend Kevin Webster's (Michael Le Vell) little son Jack (Kyran Bowes) from a tram, once again referring to Alan's famous demise. Alan Bradley (Coronation Street) Alan Bradley is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"", played by Mark Eden from 1986 to 1989. Alan is one of the most famous villains in the history of the Street. He made his first appearance in 1986 when his ex-wife Pat was killed in a road accident. Because of his absence, working away from home, his daughter Jenny (Sally Ann Matthews) was temporarily fostered by Rita"
"2000. The couple appeared together on screen in productions such as ""The Debt, The Robinsons, The Good Night"" and ""Sherlock"". They lived in Hertfordshire and have two children together. The couple split in 2016. Abbington was declared bankrupt by the High Court in March 2013 as a result of a £120,000 tax bill, but declared in March 2014 that she had already resolved the issue. Amanda Abbington Amanda Abbington (born Amanda Jane Smith; 28 February 1974) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Miss Mardle in ""Mr Selfridge"" and Mary Morstan in the BBC adaptation of ""Sherlock""."
"Abigail Cruttenden Abigail Lucy Cruttenden (born 23 March 1968) is an English actress. Cruttenden played opposite Sean Bean as his character's onscreen wife Jane in several episodes of the TV series ""Sharpe."" She has appeared in the sitcom ""Not Going Out"" as Anna since 2014. Cruttenden lives in East Sheen, southwest London. She married actor Sean Bean in 1997 and had a daughter, Evie. Three months later the couple started divorce proceedings; they divorced in 2000. In 2003, she married Jonathan Fraser. They have a child, Merle. Her grandmother, Cynthia Coatts, ran the Rosslyn School of Dance and Drama in"
"Amy Barlow Amy Barlow (also Patience Cropper and McDonald) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"", portrayed by Elle Mulvaney. She was born on screen during the episode broadcast on 9 February 2004. To date, the character has been portrayed by eight child actors; Holly Bowyer, Rebecca Pike, Louisa Morris, Rachel and Sarah Corker, Madison Hampson, Amber Chadwick and Elle Mulvaney, making her the most recast character in Coronation Street. Although Amy's surname has stayed Barlow, Chadwick was credited as Amy McDonald for three episodes from 2009 to 2010. Amy is the daughter of Tracy"
"Ann Mitchell Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939) is a British stage and television actress. She came to prominence in the 1980s when she starred as Dolly Rawlins in the crime series ""Widows"", and its sequels ""Widows 2"" and ""She's Out"", all written by Lynda La Plante. In 2011, she was cast as Cora Cross in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", the mother of Tanya Branning and Rainie Cross. Mitchell has appeared in many roles in film, theatre and television and has played a significant number of major roles such as Mrs. Warren in ""Mrs. Warren's Profession"" and her Laurence"
"""Inside Soap"", the show's executive producer, Kathleen Beedles, admitted casting Matthews, well-known to soap fans from ""Coronation Street"", in what would essentially become a minor role was a mistake. She also confirmed she would like Matthews to return to the show in some capacity in the future. She returned to ""Coronation Street"" as Jenny in February 2015. She once was in a refuge for gingers, with Patsy Palmer and Catherine Tate. Sally Ann Matthews Sally Ann Matthews (born 19 September 1970) is an English actress known for roles as Jenny Bradley in ""Coronation Street"" and as Sandra Briggs in ""Emmerdale""."
"to Kirkbride during the ceremony. The actor Adam Woodyatt dedicated the award ""EastEnders"" won to Kirkbride, referring to her as ""the Weatherfield One"", referencing the ""Coronation Street"" storyline which saw Deirdre wrongly imprisoned for fraud. A public memorial service for Kirkbride was held at Manchester Cathedral on 30 May 2015. Anne Kirkbride Anne Kirkbride (21 June 1954 – 19 January 2015) was an English actress, known for her long-running role as Deirdre Barlow in the ITV soap ""Coronation Street"", which she played for over 41 years from 1972 to 2014. For this role, she posthumously received the Outstanding Achievement Award"
"at the 2011 Inside Soap Awards. Tracy Barlow Tracy McDonald (also Barlow, Preston, Cropper and Langton) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"". She was born on screen during the episode broadcast on 24 January 1977. She was played by Christabel Finch until 21 November 1983. Holly Chamarette played the role from 8 July 1985 until 23 March 1988. Dawn Acton played the role from 12 December 1988, until 14 June 1995, Acton reprised the role in November 1996, and departed in December 1997. She reprised the role once again on 17 March 1999 and"
"it. She wants it to be a cut above everything else."" Gary Gillatt of ""Inside Soap"" praised Jenny's return in 2015, saying ""We're very taken with Jenny Bradley, who returned to the Street last week all cool and confident, and a bit sexy. Extend her short-term contract right now, Corrie!"" Jenny Bradley Jenny Connor (also Bradley) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ""Coronation Street"", played by Sally Ann Matthews. She made her first appearance on-screen on 6 January 1986. Originally fostered by Rita Fairclough (Barbara Knox), she has been featured in storylines including her troubled relationship with"
"in a relationship with footballer Josh McEachran. She has been in a relationship with Kean Bryan since 2016. Brooke Vincent Brooke Vincent (born 4 June 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her portrayal of Sophie Webster in the ITV soap-opera ""Coronation Street"" since 2004 where she took over the role from Emma Woodward. Vincent was born in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, England to Nicola Anderton, a scene of crime officer for Greater Manchester Police and Anthony Vincent, a tour guide in Tenerife; her parents divorced when she was two and was raised by her mother and stepfather, John"
"McAndrew is married to Conrad Nelson, actor, musician and Musical Director of Northern Broadsides. They have a daughter. Deborah McAndrew Deborah McAndrew (born 1967) is a British playwright and actor, known for playing Angie Freeman in ""Coronation Street"" in the 1990s. She is also co-founder and Creative Director of the Stoke-on-Trent-based Claybody Theatre Company, and a visiting lecturer in the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts at Staffordshire University. McAndrew was born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, and later moved to Ossett and then Leeds. She had two younger sisters. She had always wanted to write plays; the family"
"Annie Sugden Anne ""Annie"" Brearly (also Pearson, Sugden and Kempinski) is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera, ""Emmerdale"". She is played by Sheila Mercier as a regular character between 1972 and 1994, while making occasional guest appearances in the show since her original departure. Mercier cut back on location filming during the late 1980s and eventually left the serial in 1994 due to the gruelling schedule. Annie was one of ""Emmerdale's"" original characters, appearing in its first episode on 16 October 1972 and became the longest serving female character in the series' history. She was the soap's ""first"
"new Australian play ""The Ides of March"". Robyn Moore (British actress) Robyn Moore (born 15 September 1960) is a British actress, best known for playing Shirley Benson in ""EastEnders"" from 2003 to 2004. She is the daughter of actor Stephen Moore and the niece of actor James Hazeldine. Her cousins, Sam and Angela Hazeldine, are also actors. She found out that she had gotten the part of Shirley on the day of her uncle James's funeral. Moore has also appeared in ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"", ""Family Affairs"", ""The Bill"" and ""Doctors"". In November 2008, she began a month-long run at the"
"Kirsha Southward Kirsha Southward (born 27 June 1992) is a British actress from Derbyshire. Kirsha made her name in My Parents are Aliens as Poppy Manning and The Royal as Charlotte. She currently lives in Derbyshire with her parents and attends a local school. She attends Scala Kids Performing Arts in Leeds, alongside Lily Jane Stead. On 1 December 2006 she played the part of Victoria Sugden and Kayleigh Gibbs's friend Jenny Albright in an episode of the ITV Soap Opera Emmerdale. She is close friends with Lily Jane Stead who plays Kayleigh on Emmerdale and also Isabel Hodgins who"
"Bermange"", an album of twenty recordings by twenty six West End stars, released in November 2008 on Dress Circle Records. She is married to actor/singer/dancer Gary Milner and has two children, Max (from a previous relationship with Gary Dyson (adopted by Milner) and Grace. Her son, Max Milner was mentored by Danny O'Donoghue in the UK version of ""The Voice"". Sally Ann Triplett Sally Ann Triplett (born 15 April 1962, London, England) is a British singer and actress. She participated in two editions of the Eurovision Song Contest and West End productions. Triplett first represented the United Kingdom in the"
"As Dolly Rawlins in ""Widows"" I, II and She’s Out (written for her by Lynda La Plante) she won acclaim and affection. In 2017 she joined the cast of CBBC's ""Hetty Feather"". Ann Mitchell Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939) is a British stage and television actress. She came to prominence in the 1980s when she starred as Dolly Rawlins in the crime series ""Widows"", and its sequels ""Widows 2"" and ""She's Out"", all written by Lynda La Plante. In 2011, she was cast as Cora Cross in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", the mother of Tanya Branning and Rainie"
"Diana Davies (actress) Diana Davies (born 20 July 1936 in Manchester, Lancashire) is an English actress, best known for playing roles in two long-running ITV soap operas; Norma Ford in ""Coronation Street"" and Caroline Bates in ""Emmerdale Farm"" between 1984 and 1999. Amongst her roles prior to becoming a regular in ""Emmerdale Farm"", Davies portrayed three different characters in the retrospective educational drama ""How We Used To Live"" between 1969 and 1981; her characters being Mama (1969), Alice Boothroyd (1976) and Mabel Hodgkins (1981). She also appeared in the Liver Birds as Jenny. Davies divorced her husband, Peter, in 1979,"
"10, 2013 in Ashford, Kent, England. In May 2018, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child; their daughter was born in September 2018. Shenae Grimes Shenae Grimes-Beech (; born October 24, 1989), credited for most of her career as Shenae Grimes, is a Canadian actress. She portrayed Annie Wilson on ""90210"", a spin-off of ""Beverly Hills, 90210"". Prior to that, she had a recurring role on the television series ""Naturally, Sadie"", and played Darcy Edwards on """" for four seasons. Grimes was born in Toronto, Ontario. She has three siblings, Aiden, Liam and Maya. She attended Forest"
"as the Ogre, Shelley Blond as Cinderella, Lia Williams as Sleeping Beauty with Morwenna Banks as the Good Fairy and Simon Greenall as Prince Charming. For the group, see Faith Hope & Charity Sally Ann Marsh Sally Anne Marsh (born 14 October 1972 in Pembury, Kent) is a British singer and actress who came to fame originally as a member of a short lived girlband with Diana Barrand and Dani Behr called Faith Hope & Charity (she was Hope). After Faith Hope and Charity, her musical career included being the vocalist for electronic music group Xpansions whose major techno hit"
"member of the Labour Party, but left the party due to the decision not to expel Ken Livingstone following allegations of antisemitism. She is a fervent social media critic of the party's leadership under Jeremy Corbyn. Tracy Ann Oberman Tracy-Ann Oberman (born Tracy Anne Oberman; 25 August 1966) is an English television, theatre and radio actress. She is best known for her role as Chrissie Watts in BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" from 2004 to 2005. Also a writer, Oberman has contributed to a number of radio sketch shows and in 2008 co-authored with Diane Samuels the play ""Three Sisters on"