Coronation Street and Doctors actress Anita Carey dies after breast cancer battle
ok.co.ukCoronation Street Anita Carey has died at the age of 75, following a 13 year battle with breast cancer.The actress played both Brenda Summers and Joyce Smedley in the ITV soap, in roles that were two decades apart.
She also appeared in Doctors as Vivian March, but sadly died on 19 July, reports The Guardian. Anita was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in 1946 and began her career performing in British comedy series including I Didn't Know You Cared, in the 1970s.
In 1978, she was cast as Brenda Summers in Coronation Street – Brenda was a victim of domestic violence and a friend of Emily Bishop, played by Eileen Derbyshire. “I’ve done so much comedy on television that I was anxious to get a really meaty dramatic role,” she said at the time, explaining she'd researched the issue by speaking to women at a refuge in Manchester.
She added: “The social relevance of the part was a big challenge. It made me think hard about battered wives.” In 1996 she returned as Joyce Smedley, but famously met her demise on the cobbles when she was killed by a car while chasing after her dog, Scamper.
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