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In 1968, Reid played one of her most difficult parts in Coronation Street when Val was held hostage by a rapist. Although Val was not harmed, viewers sent in hate mail to the actor who played the rapist. In November 1970, Reid announced she was leaving Coronation Street.
Apr 19, 2022 · Anne Reid MBE was born on May 28, 1935 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. She is an actress best known for her role in Coronation Street as Valerie Barlow. Anne has been recognised in the ...
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.
Apr 18, 2022 · Coronation Street legend Bill Roache, 89, is set to be reunited with his first on-screen wife Anne Reid - 51 years after she was killed off.
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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? More...
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Nov 12, 2003 · Veteran actress Anne Reid has played a wide range of roles over the years, from Ken Barlow's doomed wife Valerie in Coronation Street to one of Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies. She's also...
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.
