Anne Kirkbride , who played Deirdre Barlow for more than 40 years on the long-running UK soap opera `` Coronation Street , '' has died . Anne ##sley was mainstay of long - running UK TV ` ` Coronation Street '' having played Deirdre Gallagher for more than 40 years .
Anne ##sley was mainstay of long - running UK TV ` ` Coronation Street '' having played Deirdre Gallagher for more than 40 years .