webfact Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 'Coronation Street' star Anne Kirkbride dies at 60JILL LAWLESS, Associated PressLONDON (AP) — Actress Anne Kirkbride, a star of British soap opera "Coronation Street" for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 60.Network ITV says Kirkbride, who played the long-suffering, much-married Deirdre Barlow, died Monday in a hospital in Manchester, northwest England, after a short illness.Set in the fictional working-class community of Weatherfield, "Coronation Street" has been chronicling its characters' lives since 1960, with an enduringly popular mix of social realism, melodrama and humor. Kirkbride's character — renowned for her oversized spectacles and romantic travails — was at the heart of some of the soap's most dramatic story lines for decades.The show is so popular that when Deirdre was wrongly imprisoned for fraud in 1998, newspapers campaigned for her release and Prime Minister Tony Blair was among those who proclaimed her innocence."Coronation Street" executive producer Kieran Roberts said the program makers "know only too acutely how much Anne meant to the millions of people who watched her create the legendary character of Deirdre Barlow."William Roache, who played her onscreen husband Ken Barlow — the characters married, divorced then remarried years later — said the show had lost "one of its iconic characters."He said Kirkbride "was an impeccable performer with superb comedy timing and an immense gift for really heightened drama. We had some rows over the years as Ken and Deirdre and it was wonderful to play those scenes opposite her."Kirkbride is survived by her husband, David Beckett.-- (c) Associated Press 2015-01-20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 R.I.P. Deirdre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheat123 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 When I was a kid living at home Corrrie was never missed in our house Such a young age to pass R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keebone Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 R.I.P. My thoughts are with Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRascal Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I've seen Coronation Street on the television at various times, but have never had the opportunity to actually watch. I know it has a very dedicated following. My condolences to her friends, family and millions of admirers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Awwwww so sorry to hear that. RIP Anne I started watching Coronation St in the 70s. Great soap. Not like the shiite and drivel here!! Edited January 20, 2015 by Cuchulainn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Didn't she have some type of cancer quite a few years back? She really was one of the stars of Corrie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Annie was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1993, a form of blood cancer. A brilliant actor who made "Deidre" the so likeable character in Corrie. 60 is to young to go... I am sure her heavy smoking robbed her of many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlant Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Sad news. I saw her in Hobson's Choice as Maggie in the 1990s, She could really act too unlike any of her compadres..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Never miss an episode and she is a big loss to the programme. An even bigger loss to her family. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iammarilou Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 So sad! That's why I haven't seen her in Coronation Street on a few episodes now. RIP Anne and RIP Deirdre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 RIP, I liked her a lot. Amazingly , Hilda Ogden and Bett Lynch survive her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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