Anita Carey
Known for Acting · 41 credits
- Born
- 1948-04-16
- Died
- 2023-07-19
- Place of birth
- Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Anita Eileen Carey (16 April 1948 – 19 July 2023) was an English actress. She appeared in British television programmes from the 1970s, with her first notable appearances including roles in Beryl's Lot, The History of Mr. Polly and The Spoils of War. She then played Joyce Smedley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997. After further appearances in various series, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Vivien March in 2007. She stayed in the role for two years, which won her the British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance in 2009.
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Known For
TV Shows (29)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Barbara Flux
Coronation Street
1960
as Brenda Summers / Joyce Smedley
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Miss Rawlinson
NOVA
1974
as Joey's Mother
Play for Today
1970
as Jill / Sharon
Heartbeat
1992
as Helen Rawlings / Babs Crane
Doctors
2000
as Vivien March
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Mavis
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Sue
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Sue
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Mrs. H1B
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Carol Hayward
Strangers
1978
as Edna
Centre Play
1973
as Lorraine
Please Sir!
1968
as Air hostess
Juliet Bravo
1980
as Melisande Duffy
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973
as Susan Chambers
Band of Gold
1995
as Glennis Minkin
The State Within
2006
Ripping Yarns
1976
as Irene Olthwaite
Napoleon and Love
1974
as Françoise
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975
as Pat Brandon
First Among Equals
1986
as Joyce Gould
Virtual Murder
1992
as CI Grant
Perfect Strangers
2001
as Siblings' Mother
Rescue Me
2002
as Carol Chatwin
Talk to Me
2007
as Pauline
One-Upmanship
1976
A Kind of Living
1988
as Linda
Movies (12)
Still Crazy
1998
as Tax Woman
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
as Martha Jessup
The Last Witness
2018
as Joan Caldercott
Something's Wrong
1978
as Amanda
The Murder Room
2004
as Tally Clutton
Some Enchanted Evening
1978
as Sue
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977
as Irene Olthwaite
Frankie and Johnnie
1986
as Patti Blakeston
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978
as Ms. H1B
Ladies
1980
as Sharon
Mutinies
1974
as Lorraine
Cries from a Watchtower
1979
as Jill
About Anita Carey
Anita Eileen Carey (16 April 1948 – 19 July 2023) was an English actress. She appeared in British television programmes from the 1970s, with her first notable appearances including roles in Beryl's Lot, The History of Mr. Polly and The Spoils of War. She then played Joyce Smedley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997. After further appearances in various series, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Vivien March in 2007. She stayed in the role for two years, which won her the British Soap Award for Best Drama… With 41 credits spanning from 1955 to 2018, Anita Carey has appeared in 12 films and 29 TV shows.
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- Still Crazy (1998) — as Tax Woman
- Ordeal by Innocence (1984) — as Martha Jessup
- The Last Witness (2018) — as Joan Caldercott
- Something's Wrong (1978) — as Amanda
- The Murder Room (2004) — as Tally Clutton
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