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20/01/2015
Actor Anne Kirkbride Dies Aged 60
Actor Anne Kirkbride, best known as Deirdre Barlow, has died aged 60.
ITV confirmed that Ms Kirkbride died peacefully in a Manchester hospital after a short illness.
The actor joined Coronation Street in 1972, playing the character of Deirdre for 42 years.
Cast members of the soap shared messages of the shock and sadness on Twitter, with Kate Ford, who played her on screen daughter Tracy, saying: "Heartbroken at the loss of my friend and beautiful on screen mummy. The most crazy, funny 100 per cent human. My life was enriched by her."
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ITV confirmed that Ms Kirkbride died peacefully in a Manchester hospital after a short illness.
The actor joined Coronation Street in 1972, playing the character of Deirdre for 42 years.
Cast members of the soap shared messages of the shock and sadness on Twitter, with Kate Ford, who played her on screen daughter Tracy, saying: "Heartbroken at the loss of my friend and beautiful on screen mummy. The most crazy, funny 100 per cent human. My life was enriched by her."
(MH/CD)
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