This feisty and very funny British comedienne and musical revue vet with the trademark 60s brunet page-boy haircut, pronounced jaw, and arguably the largest, Bette Davis-like eyes in London was born Shirley Anne Broadbent in Ashton-under-Lyne, Cheshire on September 14, 1935. The daughter of Hubert Howath Broadbent, an accountant, and wife Connie (...
Is a collector of Victorian toys, especially wooden horses and teddy bears. Also collects religious icons.
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In September 2000 it was revealed that Amanda had been "economical" with the truth about her birth date. According to TV biographies and the official Corrie Street website, Amanda was born in September 1939. But, in fact, she was born a full four years earlier. Her birth certificate, under her real name of Shirley Anne Broadbent, revealed that she was born on September 14, 1935.
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Made her first appearance in pantomime at age 13 as a Sunshine Babe. She reportedly received her first big laugh in the show when she danced off stage and into the orchestra pit by accident.
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Her career began at age 3 at the Theatre Royal, Ashton-under-Lyne, which was then managed by her grandfather. She was later trained at the Art Educational School.
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Once had a romantic fling with Sixties pop idol Billy Fury.
Reached number 35 in the UK singles chart with a version of Frank and Nancy Sinatra's "Somethin' Stupid", a duet with her Coronation Street (1960) co-star Johnny Briggs. [December 1995]
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Suffers from dyslexia
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tea for Two
2015/I
Short
Alice
Benidorm
2015
TV Series
Psychic Sue
Doctors
2003-2013
TV Series
Margo Phillips / Cath Horton
Holby City
2012
TV Series
Annabella Casey
Bad Girls
2003-2006
TV Series
Beverley Tull
Dick Whittington
2002
TV Movie
Queen of Tonga
Coronation Street
1981-2001
TV Series
Alma Baldwin
Alma Sedgewick
Alma Halliwell
L for Lester
1982
TV Series
Sally Small
Time of My Life
1980
TV Series
Joan Archer
Are You Being Served?
1979
TV Series
Ballet Mistress
Strangers
1978
TV Series
Mrs. Parker
Miss Jones and Son
1977
TV Series
Wanda
BBC Play of the Month
1971-1977
TV Series
Mrs. Squeamish / Hermia
The Venetian Twins
1976
TV Movie
Play for Today
1976
TV Series
Anne / Joyce
The Many Wives of Patrick
1976
TV Series
Amy
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
Mrs. B.J. Spence
Ooh La La!
1968-1973
TV Series
Armandine
Sunday Serenade
1973
TV Movie
Comedian
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1971
TV Series
Ethel Gibson
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1969
TV Series
Janet
Koroshi
1968
TV Movie
Rosemary
ITV Playhouse
1968
TV Series
Mavis Pritchard
The Reluctant Romeo
1967
TV Series
Geraldine Woods
Secret Agent
1967
TV Series
Rosemary
The Wednesday Play
1966
TV Series
Jada
Comedy Playhouse
1966
TV Series
Geraldine Woods
Pardon the Expression
1966
TV Series
Judy Best
I've Gotta Horse
1965
Jo
It's Tarbuck
1964-1965
TV Series
Various
Carry on Cleo
1964
Cleopatra
Doctor in Distress
1963
Rona
More Faces of Jim
1963
TV Series
Velvet O'Toole
Carry on Cabby
1963
Anthea
Jezebel ex UK
1963
TV Series
Playbox
1962-1963
TV Series
Margaret Palethorpe / Gloria Green
ITV Television Playhouse
1963
TV Series
Cigarette Girl
Bulldog Breed
1962
TV Series
Sandra Prentiss
Compact
1962
TV Series
Marilyn Wayne
A Pair of Briefs
1962
Exotic Dancer - Snake
The Seven Faces of Jim
1961
TV Series
Maudie Glover / Muriel
What a Whopper
1961
Chelsea Girl (uncredited)
Why Bother to Knock
1961
Girl in Gallery (uncredited)
ITV Play of the Week
1960
TV Series
Flora
Set to Music
1959
TV Movie
Dancer
Operation Bullshine
1959
A.T.S. Girl
This Is the Henry Hall Show
1957
TV Series
Dancer
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dick Whittington
2002
TV Movie performer: "The Rest is History"
I've Gotta Horse
1965
performer: "Problems", "You've Got To Look Right For The Part"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Coronation Street: 50 Years, 50 Moments
2010
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Loose Women
2003-2009
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Presenter
The One Show
2009
TV Series
Herself
Disappearing London: Suggs and the City
2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Bitchiest Ever TV Moments
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Story of Light Entertainment
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
An Audience with Coronation Street
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Farewell Mike
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Coronation Street: The Baldwin Family Album
2005
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Weakest Link
2005
TV Series
Herself
Richard & Judy
2002-2005
TV Series
Herself
The Wright Stuff
2004-2005
TV Series
Guest Panelist
Call My Bluff
2004-2005
TV Series
Herself
Inside Soap Awards 2004
2004
TV Special
Herself
Hell's Kitchen
2004
TV Series
Herself - Contestant
GMTV
2001-2004
TV Series
Herself
Coronation Street: Secrets
2003-2004
TV Series documentary
Herself
National Television Awards Party of the Year
2004
TV Special
Herself
Astounding Celebrities
2003
TV Series
Herself
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
TV Series
Herself
V Graham Norton
2002
TV Series
Herself
The Afternoon Show
2002
TV Series
Herself
Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook
2002
TV Series
Herself
Blankety Blank
1979-2002
TV Series
Herself
Life After the Street
2001
TV Special
Herself
Banzai
2001
TV Series
Herself
Mike Baldwin & Me
2001
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Ed Bains Entertains
2001
TV Series
Herself
Stars and Their Lives
2001
TV Series
Herself
The Way They Were: Coronation Street
2000
TV Special
Herself
40 Years on Coronation Street
2000
TV Special
Herself
BBC Hall of Fame: Barbara Windsor
2000
TV Special
Herself
This Is Your Life
1980-1998
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Mrs. Merton Show
1995
TV Series
Herself
The Street Party
1995
TV Movie
Performer
Live & Kicking
1995
TV Series
Herself
The South Bank Show
1995
TV Series documentary
Herself
Celebrity Squares
1993
TV Series
Herself
That's Showbusiness
1990-1992
TV Series
Herself
A Kind of Magic
1992
TV Series
Herself
Cluedo
1991
TV Series
Herself - Studio Guest
Happy Birthday, Coronation Street!
1990
TV Movie
Herself - Audience Member
The Royal Variety Performance 1989
1989
TV Movie
Alma Sedgewick
Family Fortunes
1981
TV Series
Herself
Give Us a Clue
1979-1980
TV Series
Herself
Night of 100 Stars
1977
TV Special
Herself
The Golden Shot
1974
TV Series
Herself
Hickory House
1973
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
The Dave King Show
1969
TV Series
Herself
The Tennis Elbow Foot Game
1968
TV Series
Herself
Call My Bluff
1967
TV Series
Herself
Juke Box Jury
1965-1967
TV Series
Herself - Panellist
The Lance Percival Show
1965
TV Series
Herself - Special Guest
Language of Love
1964
TV Movie
Herself
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
1963
TV Series
Herself
Don't Say a Word
1963
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Moody in ...
1961
TV Series
Herself
On the Brighter Side
1961
TV Short
Herself - Dancer
On the Bright Side
1959-1960
TV Series
Herself - Dancer
The Grand Order of Water Rats presents
1957
TV Series
Herself
Double Your Money
1955
TV Series
Hostess
Laugh Out Loud: The Funniest Films Ever
2015
TV Movie documentary
Herself / Cleopatra
Lorraine
2014-2015
TV Series
Herself
Billy Fury: The Sound of Fury
2015
Documentary
Herself
Carry on Forever
2015
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself - Carry On Cleo / Herself - Carry on Cabby
TV's Nastiest Villains
2014
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Contestant, Hell's Kitchen 2004
Gail & Me: 40 Years on Coronation Street
2014
TV Movie documentary
Herself / Alma Sedgewick
Daybreak
2010-2014
TV Series
Herself
This Morning
2004-2012
TV Series
Herself
Greatest Ever Carry On Films
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Most Shocking Talent Show Moments
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lorraine
2016
TV Series
Herself
The Stars of the Street: 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters