Which former Coronation Street actress was born Shirley Anne Broadbent?
Amanda Barrie Amanda Barrie Amanda Barrie (born 14 September 1935) is an English actress. She appeared in two of the "Carry On" films, and one episode of the BBC comedy series "Are You Being Served?" before being cast as Alma Sedgewick in "Coronation Street", which she played on and off for 20 years. She has since enjoyed a varied stage and TV career. Born Shirley Anne Broadbent in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, Barrie attended St Anne's College, St Anne's on Sea. She then trained at the Arts Educational School in London and later at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She appeared in pantomime as
Anne Shirley (actress) Anne Shirley (actress) Anne Shirley (born Dawn Evelyeen Paris, April 17, 1918 – July 4, 1993) was an American actress. Beginning her career as a child actress under the stage name Dawn O'Day, Shirley adopted the name of the character she played in the film adaptation of "Anne of Green Gables" in 1934, and achieved a successful career in supporting roles. Among her films is "Stella Dallas" (1937), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She retired from acting in 1944, at the age of 26. She remained in Los Angeles, where she died