Elsie Tanner leave Weatherfield. Her final appearance was screened at the beginning of 1984. Pat Phoenix died of lung cancer in September 1986 at the age of 62. Elsie, her character, died in a car crash, at the age of 81 in 2004 after leaving Weatherfield 20 years earlier, although it was not mentioned in the show until 2011. Elsie Tanner Elsie Tanner (also Grimshaw, Howard and Gregory) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Pat Phoenix from the series inception in 1960 to 1973 and from 1976 until 1984. Elsie Tanner was one of
Katherine Parr (actress) two days later. Parr played Mrs Penny in the BBC radio drama "David Wade - Power of Attorney" which was broadcast in 1990. Katherine Parr (actress) Katherine Parr was a British actress, best known for playing the recurring role of Irene Holloway, commonly known as Auntie Irene, in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", between 1986 and 1987, when her character was killed off. Parr's television appearances date back to the late-1950s, when she made her screen debut as Joan Stringer on the series "Emergency – Ward 10". She went on to appear in several popular television shows including "Coronation Street"