Actress. Born Sylvia Butterfield, she was best known to British television viewers as the "tart-tongued" Vera Duckworth on the soap opera "Coronation Street" for more than 30 years. She started her entertainment career as a nightclub singer, but by the late 1960s and 1970s, had gradually moved into television commercials and small television parts. Besides "Coronation Street," she appeared in such British television series as "Play for Today," "Crown Court," "The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club," and "Emmerdale." For her longtime role on "Coronation Street," she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 British Soap Opera Awards. She was also honored with a MBE at the 2000 Queens Birthday Honours.
Actress. Born Sylvia Butterfield, she was best known to British television viewers as the "tart-tongued" Vera Duckworth on the soap opera "Coronation Street" for more than 30 years. She started her entertainment career as a nightclub singer, but by the late 1960s and 1970s, had gradually moved into television commercials and small television parts. Besides "Coronation Street," she appeared in such British television series as "Play for Today," "Crown Court," "The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club," and "Emmerdale." For her longtime role on "Coronation Street," she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 British Soap Opera Awards. She was also honored with a MBE at the 2000 Queens Birthday Honours.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
Gravesite Details
New gravesite in new cemetery
Thorner cemetery part of Leeds borough West Yorkshire
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