Elizabeth Dawn
English actress (1939-2017)
Elizabeth "Liz" Dawn MBE (8 November 1939 – 25 September 2017) was an English actress. She was best known for her role as Vera Duckworth[broken anchor] in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street.[1]
Elizabeth Dawn MBE | |
|---|---|
 Elizabeth Dawn, also known as Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street | |
| Born | Sylvia Butterfield 8 November 1939 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 25 September 2017 (aged 77) Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England |
| Cause of death | Emphysema |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972–2015 |
| Known for | Vera Duckworth on Coronation Street (1974, 1976–2008, 2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Walter Bradley (1957–1959) Donald Ibbertson (1965–2017) |
| Children | Graham (b. 1958) Elizabeth (b. 1965) Ann-Marie (b. 1966) Julie (b. 1968) |
| Awards | British Soap Award for Best Onscreen Partnership 2001 Coronation Street (with William Tarmey) British Soap Award for Lifetime Achievement 2008 Coronation Street |
Dawn was awarded an MBE in October 2000 for her services to charity and for having helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for hospitals in the Manchester and Leeds areas.[2]
References
change- ↑ BBC Profile URL accessed:2007-11-12
- ↑ BBC News - Street star receives MBE. URL accessed 2007-05-25.
Other websites
change- Elizabeth Dawn at the Internet Movie Database
- Profile of Elizabeth Dawn at corrie.net
- Profile at Mirror.co.uk Archived 2008-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
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