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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 16, 1948
Place of Birth:
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Anita Carey
Biography
Anita Eileen Carey (16 April 1948 – 19 July 2023) was an English actress. She appeared in British television programmes from the 1970s, with her first notable appearances including roles in Beryl's Lot, The History of Mr. Polly and The Spoils of War. She then played Joyce Smedley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997. After further appearances in various series, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Vivien March in 2007. She stayed in the role for two years, which won her the British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance in 2009.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Last Witness | Joan Caldercott |
| 2004 | The Murder Room | Tally Clutton |
| 1998 | Still Crazy | Tax Woman |
| 1986 | Frankie and Johnnie | Patti Blakeston |
| 1984 | Ordeal by Innocence | Martha Jessup |
| 1980 | Ladies | Sharon |
| 1979 | Cries from a Watchtower | Jill |
| 1978 | Some Enchanted Evening | Sue |
| 1978 | Something's Wrong | Amanda |
| 1978 | Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat | Ms. H1B |
| 1977 | The Testing of Eric Olthwaite | Irene Olthwaite |
| 1974 | Mutinies | Lorraine |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The State Within | |
| 2000 | Doctors | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Barbara Flux |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Helen Rawlings |
| 1992 | Virtual Murder | |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Babs Crane |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Miss Rawlinson |
| 1988 | Kind of Living | |
| 1980 | Juliet Bravo | Melisande Duffy |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns | Irene Olthwaite |
| 1975 | I Didn't Know You Cared | Pat Brandon |
| 1974 | Napoleon and Love | |
| 1974 | NOVA | Joey's Mother |
| 1973 | Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? | Susan Chambers |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer Wine | Mavis |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Jill |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Sharon |
| 1968 | Please Sir! | Air hostess |
| 1960 | Coronation Street | Brenda Summers |
| 1960 | Coronation Street | Joyce Smedley |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Carol Hayward |