Amanda Barrie

Soap Opera Actress

Birthday September 14, 1935

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace England

Age 89 years old

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About

Best known for her role as Alma Sedgewick on the popular British soap opera Coronation Street, this English actress also appeared in several episodes of the BBC's Doctors and ITV's Bad Girls. Also a stage actress, she performed in British productions of Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk.

Before Fame

After training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, she acted in the 1963 and 1964 editions of the popular Carry On comedy films.

Trivia

In the late 1970s, she had a guest star role on the popular series Are You Being Served?

Family Life

She was born Shirley Anne Broadbent in Lancashire, England. For more than a decade, she was married to actor and director Robin Hunter.

Associated With

She and Helen Worth both appeared on Coronation Street during the 1980s.