Who is Anne Reid and how many children does she have?

ANNE Reid rose to fame as she played a fan favourite character on Coronation Street.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Corrie soap star.

Who is Anne Reid?

Anne Reid MBE was born on May 28, 1935 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

She is an actress best known for her role in Coronation Street as Valerie Barlow.

Anne has been recognised in the media as as a soap star for over two decades.

What TV shows has Anne Reid been in?

Anne played the character Jean in the sitcom Dinnerladies between 1998 and 2000.

She alos had a role as Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax between 2012 and 2020 for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress.

She won the London Film Critics’ Circle Award for British Actress of the Year and also received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the film The Mother in 2003.

When was Anne on Coronation Street?

Anne played of the character of Valerie Barlow from the years 1961 until 1971.

Valerie’s character was a fan favourite before she quit the show in 1971.

Anne left the show after her character Valerie died from being electrocuted.

Her exit shocked the media and prompted fans to send sympathy cards and wreaths to the network.

Valerie was the mother of the twins Susan and Peter.

Anne first joined the cast for two months in August 1961 and left in October the same year.

She returned to the small screen to marry Ken Barlow played by Bill Roache in August 1962.

Their wedding was watched by a whopping 15.8 million viewers.

In 1965, Val and Ken had twins, and the network again received a handful of gifts addressed to the couple.

Is Anne Reid married and does she have children?

Anne got married to Coronation Street producer and writer Peter Eckersley in May 1971.

The couple were married for a total of ten years.

Anna has since revealed that she opted to leave Coronation Street as she wanted to explore the field of comedy.

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She has one child called Mark Eckersley who was born November 13, 1971.

Mark now works as a film editor and was nominated for an Eddie Awards for Best Edited Feature Film within the Comedy or Musical genre.