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Anne Reid MBE (born 28 May 1935) is a British stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street (1961–1971); Jean in the sitcom dinnerladies (1998–2000); and her role as Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2020) for which she was nominated for the British Academy ...
Anne Reid MBE (born 28th May 1935 in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British actress best known for her role on Coronation Street as Valerie Barlow, which she played from 1961 to 1971. A very popular character, she quit in 1971 and Val died after being electrocuted.
Apr 19, 2022 · ANNE Reid rose to fame as she played a fan favourite character on Coronation Street. Here's everything you need to know about the Corrie soap star.
Anne Reid (born 28 May 1935) is an English actress who played Valerie Barlow from 1961 to 1971. Time on Coronation Street. Anne joined the show in 1961, with Valerie making her first appearance in August 1961.
Anne Reid, star of The Sixth Commandment who played Valerie Barlow on Coronation Street, has said people thought she was "downmarket" for doing the soap.
Her first work in television involved sketches with Benny Hill but gave up acting in 1974 before returning in 1986 eventually making her name in the part of Valerie Barlow in the television soap Coronation Street.
But surely she felt she’d arrived when she landed the part of Coronation Street’s Valerie Tatlock (later Barlow) and became a mainstay of '60s TV, before being killed off a decade later?
