anne reid played anne kirkbride in coronation street.
who did anne reid play in coronation street?
anne kirkbride
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anne reid, mbe (born 28 may 1935) is an english stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as valerie barlow in the soap opera "coronation street" (1961–71); jean in the sitcom "dinnerladies" (1998–2000); and her bafta-nominated role as celia dawson in "last tango in halifax" (2012–2016). she won the london film critics circle award for british actress of the year for the film "the mother" (2003).





















































section::::early life.
anne reid
anne reid joined the cast of "coronation street" in august 1961 on a temporary basis. she left the soap in november but her character had been popular, especially the storyline centred around her and ken barlow's (william roache) romance. she returned in june 1962 and on 1 august she married ken. over the next eight years fans would watch their stories, including two separations, the birth of twins, and valerie's affair with ken's best friend. ken and valerie were a very early example of a television supercouple. but late in 1970, anne reid asked to be released from her contract. she had married one of the soap's producers and was pregnant. the show's main producer reluctantly agreed and valerie was killed off on 27 january 1971 in one of the show's most famous episodes. she died of a massive electric shock whilst plugging in her faulty hairdryer with wet hair and hands. the story had wide media coverage and many angry viewers wrote to granada. on 3 february 1971 more than 15 million viewers tuned in for valerie's funeral.
storylines of coronation street