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From Coronation Street to the Manchester drama Life: But who did these stars play in Corrie?
Coronation Street. Melissa played Imogen Pascoe in 2017, who dated Kate Connor played by Faye Brookes, and she is an ambassador for disability in the arts and advocates for better representation of disability on and off screen and stage.Before Corrie Melissa starred in BBC dramas The Interceptor, Silk and Casualty.In one of her online profiles she said: “I was lucky enough to be born with only one arm so I get to enjoy half price manicures and can afford to lose the ‘other glove’.”She added: “I, like many disabled actors, are continuously fighting to change the way disability is seen in this industry.“For me, having a disability has never been a disadvantage.
