Born May 28, 1935· Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
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Emerging from a North-East English background, she was raised in Redcar before moving to London to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and begin work as a stage manager in repertory theatre. Early television spots on programmes such as The Benny Hill Show led to her breakthrough as Valerie Barlow on Coronation Street, a role that made her a household name throughout the 1960s. Subsequent co…
