Jean Fergusson - Wikipedia Jean Fergusson Jean Fergusson ( 1944 - 12 - 30 ) 30 December 1944 ( age 73 ) Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK Years active 1964 -- Present Jean Fergusson ( born 30 December 1944 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire ) is a British television and theatre actress, who is best known for playing the part of Marina on the British situation comedy Last of the Summer Wine from 1985 until it was discontinued in 2010, and her role as Dorothy Hoyle in the soap Coronation Street. In theatre, Fergusson 's show She Knows You Know !, in which she portrayed the comedian Hylda Baker, performed at the Vaudeville Theatre, was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Entertainment of the 1997 season. and she was part of the cast of the touring play Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners. In 2010 she took on the role of Dorothy Hoyle in Coronation Street, having previously played Gary Mallet 's mother in 1999 and Dr Lowther 's sister - in - law Helen Ashcroft in 1987. She reappeared in 2011, and was part of a large kidnapping storyline involving her husband Alan, John Stape and Chesney Battersby - Brown. Television roles Year Programme Character 1985 -- 2010 Last of the Summer Wine Marina Coronation Street Helen Ashcroft 1999 Coronation Street Mrs Mallett 2010 -- 2011 Coronation Street Dorothy Hoyle References Jump up ^ Jean Fergusson - IMDb Jump up ^ Jean Fergusson joins ' Coronation Street ' - Coronation Street News - Soaps - Digital Spy External links Jean Fergusson on IMDb Interview with Jean Fergusson VIAF : 1961173 This article about an English television actor or actress is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean_Fergusson&oldid=810498315 '' Categories : 1944 births Living people People from Wakefield English television actresses Actresses from Yorkshire British comedy actresses English television actor stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 15 November 2017, at 16 : 57. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays marina in last of the summer wine
Answer: Jean Fergusson