Amanda Barrie
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Amanda Barrie (born Shirley Anne Broadbent; 14 September 1935) is an English actress. She appeared in two of the Carry On films before being cast as Alma Halliwell in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, a role she played on and off for 20 years. Between 2003 and 2006, she played the role of Bev Tull in the ITV prison drama, Bad Girls. Barrie has since enjoyed a varied stage and television career.
Infobox
Born
Shirley Anne Broadbent (1935-09-14) 14 September 1935 (age 90)Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1938–present
Television
Coronation Street (1981–1982, 1988–2001)Bad Girls (2003–2006)
Spouses
mw- Robin Hunter (m. 1967; died 2004) Hilary Bonner (m. 2014)
Tables
· Stage and screen credits › Film
1961
1963
2015
Tea for Two
Role(s)
Alice
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1955 | Value for Money | Dancer | Uncredited |
| 1959 | Operation Bullshine | Girl | Minor Role |
| 1961 | Don't Bother to Knock | American Girl | Minor Role |
| What a Whopper | Chelsea Girl | Uncredited | |
| 1962 | A Pair of Briefs | Exotic Snake Dancer | Minor Role |
| 1963 | Doctor in Distress | Rona | Supporting Role |
| Carry On Cabby | Anthea | Main Role | |
| 1964 | Carry On Cleo | Cleopatra | |
| 1965 | I've Gotta Horse | Jo | |
| 1967 | Koroshi | Rosemary | |
| 1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Mrs B.J. Spence | Supporting Role |
| 1979 | Quadrophenia | Mother | Scene cut |
| 2002 | Dick Whittington | Queen of Tonga | Supporting Role |
| 2015 | Tea for Two | Alice | |
| 2018 | Together | Margaret |
· Stage and screen credits › Television
1957
This is the Henry Hall Show
Role(s)
Dancer
Notes
5 Episodes
1962
1962–1963
Role(s)
Playbox
Notes
Gloria Green
1963
1964–1965
Role(s)
It's Tarbuck
Notes
Various
1966
1968
1971
1976
The Many Wives of Patrick
Role(s)
Amy
Notes
1 Episode
1977
1980
Time of My Life
Role(s)
Joan Archer
Notes
5 Episodes
1981–2001
Role(s)
Coronation Street
Notes
Alma Baldwin
2003
2004
2015–2017
Role(s)
Benidorm
Notes
Psychic Sue
2018
The Bar Mitzvah
Role(s)
Hilary
Notes
6 Episodes
2022–2023
Role(s)
Casualty
Notes
Elsie Clegg
2022
People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden
Role(s)
Herself (uncredited)
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1957 | This is the Henry Hall Show | Dancer | 5 Episodes |
| 1960 | ITV Play of the Week | Flora | 1 Episode |
| 1961 | The Seven Faces of Jim | Muriel | 2 Episodes |
| 1962 | Compact | Marilyn Wayne | 1 Episode |
| Bulldog Breed | Sandra Prentiss | 7 Episodes | |
| 1962–1963 | Playbox | Gloria Green | 3 Episodes |
| 1963 | ITV Television Playhouse | Cigarette Girl | 1 Episode |
| More Faces of Jim | Velvet O'Toole | 1 Episode | |
| 1964–1965 | It's Tarbuck | Various | 6 Episodes |
| 1966 | Pardon the Expression | Judy Best | 1 Episode |
| Comedy Playhouse | Geraldine Woods | 1 Episode | |
| The Wednesday Play | Jada | 1 Episode | |
| 1967 | The Reluctant Romeo | Geraldine Woods | 1 Episode |
| 1968 | ITV Playhouse | Mavis Pritchard | 1 Episode |
| Ooh La La! | Amandine | 4 Episodes | |
| 1969 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Janet | 4 Episodes |
| 1971 | The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder | Ethel Gibson | 1 Episode |
| BBC Play of the Month | Mrs. Squeamish | 1 Episode | |
| 1973 | Oh La La! | Pepita | 3 Episodes |
| 1976 | The Many Wives of Patrick | Amy | 1 Episode |
| Play for Today | Anne/Joyce | 2 Episodes | |
| 1977 | BBC Play of the Month | Hermia | 1 Episode |
| Miss Jones and Son | Wanda | 1 Episode | |
| 1978 | Strangers | Mrs. Parker | 1 Episode |
| 1979 | Are You Being Served? | Ballet Mistress | 1 Episode |
| 1980 | Time of My Life | Joan Archer | 5 Episodes |
| Spooner's Patch | Spooner's Girlfriend | 1 Episode | |
| 1981–2001 | Coronation Street | Alma Baldwin | 1,129 Episodes |
| 1982 | L for Lester | Sally Small | 6 Episodes |
| 1995 | The Mrs Merton Show | Guest | 1 Episode |
| 2003–2006 | Bad Girls | Bev Tull | 41 Episodes |
| 2003 | Doctors | Margo Phillips | 9 Episodes |
| Loose Women | Guest Panelist | 1 Episode | |
| 2004 | Hell's Kitchen | Contestant | 8 Episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Benidorm | Psychic Sue | 3 Episodes |
| 2017 | The Real Marigold Hotel | Participant | 3 Episodes |
| 2018 | The Bar Mitzvah | Hilary | 6 Episodes |
| Celebrity Big Brother | Contestant | 37 Episodes | |
| 2022–2023 | Casualty | Elsie Clegg | 4 Episodes |
| 2022 | People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden | Herself (uncredited) | |
| 2023 | Tipping Point |
· Stage and screen credits › Stage
1965
A Public Mischief
Role(s)
Bridget
Notes
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
1972
Come When You Like
Role(s)
Olive Ashton
Notes
Theatre Royal, Bath
Who's Who?
Role(s)
Helen Brown
Notes
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
1974–1975
Role(s)
Absurd Person Singular
Notes
Marion
1975–1976
Role(s)
A Touch of Spring
Notes
Alison Ames
1976–1978
Role(s)
Donkey's Years
Notes
Lady Driver
1979
Ten Times Table
Role(s)
Helen
Notes
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
The French Have a Song For It
Role(s)
Various
Notes
Piccadilly Theatre
1979–1980
Role(s)
Aladdin
Notes
Aladdin
1983
The Golf Umbrella
Role(s)
Various
Notes
Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1984
1984–1985
Role(s)
Cinderella
Notes
Fairy Godmother
1987–1988
Role(s)
Aladdin
Notes
The Princess
2001–2002
Role(s)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Notes
Wicked Queen
2006–2007
Role(s)
Jack and the Beanstalk
Notes
Spirit of the Beans
2007–2008
Role(s)
Cinderella
Notes
Fairy Godmother
2008–2009
Role(s)
Cinderella
Notes
Fairy Godmother
2009–2010
Role(s)
Cinderella
Notes
Fairy Godmother
2010–2011
Role(s)
Cinderella
Notes
Fairy Godmother
2011–2012
Role(s)
Cinderella
Notes
Fairy Godmother
2012–2013
Role(s)
The Wizard of Oz
Notes
Wicked Witch of the West
2013–2014
Role(s)
Cinderella
Notes
Fairy Godmother
2018–2019
Role(s)
Cinderella
Notes
Fairy Godmother
2021–2022
Role(s)
Cinderella
Notes
Fairy Godmother
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 1963–1964 | Green Room Rag | Various | Adelphi Theatre |
| Six of One | Various | Adelphi Theatre | |
| 1965 | A Public Mischief | Bridget | Theatre Royal, Newcastle |
| 1966 | Any Wednesday | Ellen | Shaftesbury Theatre |
| 1968 | Lord Arthur Savile's Crime | Sybil Merton | Various locations |
| 1970 | The Mating Game | Julia Carrington | Lyceum Theatre |
| 1972 | Come When You Like | Olive Ashton | Theatre Royal, Bath |
| Who's Who? | Helen Brown | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre | |
| 1974–1975 | Absurd Person Singular | Marion | Vaudeville Theatre |
| 1975–1976 | A Touch of Spring | Alison Ames | Harold Pinter Theatre |
| 1976–1978 | Donkey's Years | Lady Driver | Various locations |
| 1979 | Ten Times Table | Helen | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre |
| The French Have a Song For It | Various | Piccadilly Theatre | |
| 1979–1980 | Aladdin | Aladdin | Churchill Theatre, Bromley |
| 1983 | The Golf Umbrella | Various | Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon |
| 1984 | Stepping Out | Mavis | Duke of York's Theatre, London |
| 1984–1985 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Towngate Theatre |
| 1987–1988 | Aladdin | The Princess | Kings Theatre, Southsea |
| 2001–2002 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Wicked Queen | Bradford Alhambra |
| 2006–2007 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Spirit of the Beans | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury |
| 2007–2008 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage |
| 2008–2009 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Grand Theatre, Blackpool |
| 2009–2010 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Rhyll Pavilion |
| 2010–2011 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Bournemouth Pavilion |
| 2011–2012 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Connaught Theatre, Worthing |
| 2012–2013 | The Wizard of Oz | Wicked Witch of the West | New Theatre Oxford |
| 2013–2014 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Marina Theatre, Lowestoft |
| 2018–2019 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Marina Theatre, Lowestoft |
| 2021–2022 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple |
References
- Manchester Evening Newshttps://web.archive.org/web/20011227193336/http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/content.cfm?story=108831
- Manchester Evening Newshttp://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/hell-hath-no-fury-like-1110274
- Gordon Ramsay misses a slap in the facehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XDW6xo5scU
- The Comethttps://web.archive.org/web/20090423000405/http://www.thecomet.net/search/story.aspx?brand=CMTOnline&category=News&itemid=WEED27%20Sep%202007%2011%3A00%3A05%3A620&tBrand=CMTOnline&tCategory=search
- WhatsOnStage.comhttp://www.whatsonstage.com/england-theatre/reviews/12-2013/cinderella-lowestoft_33072.html
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/aug/03/celebrity-five-go-barging
- "TV legend Amanda Barrie says she's spillling the beans with tell-all memoir as she turns 90"https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/tv-legend-amanda-barrie-says-35214080
- "The Story"http://www.billyfury.com/gen/the_gen13.htm
- Mirrorhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/amanda-barrie-came-out-67-8584354
- Manchester Evening Newshttps://web.archive.org/web/20070601041719/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_tv/s/217/217948_amandas_bad_and_loving_it.html
- Scotland on Sundayhttps://web.archive.org/web/20040920031231/http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/spectrum.cfm?id=1150722002
- Sunday Mirrorhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/I've+had+good+sex+with+men..+but+there+was+never+that+bond+I+felt...-a094744869
- Manchester Evening Newshttp://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/amanda-barrie-coronation-street-bisexual-11722141
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/news/2018-09-05/coronation-street-star-sally-ann-matthews-is-revealed-to-be-co-star-amanda-barries-cousin/