Anne Reid - wikipedia Anne Reid For the New Zealand skier, see Anne Reid ( skier ). Anne Reid MBE ( 1935 - 05 - 28 ) 28 May 1935 ( age 82 ) Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Occupation Actress Years active 1957 -- present Spouse ( s ) Peter Eckersley ( m. 1971 ; his death 1981 ) Children 2 ( 1 stepson ) Anne Reid, MBE ( born 28 May 1935 ) is an English stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street ( 1961 -- 71 ) ; Jean in the sitcom Dinnerladies ( 1998 -- 2000 ) ; and her BAFTA - nominated role as Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax ( 2012 -- present ). She won the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year for the film The Mother ( 2003 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Television 2.1 Coronation Street 2.2 Later work 3 Film 4 Theatre 5 Selected film and television appearances 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External links Early Life Reid was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, the daughter of Colin Norman Reid ( 1896 - 1979 ) and Annie Eliza Weetman / Reid ( 1896 - c. 1980 ). She lived with her parents and three older brothers in Redcar where she attended John Emmerson Batty primary school and the White House School. From the age of 11 she attended Penrhos College, a boarding school in North Wales, when her father was posted abroad as a foreign correspondent for the Daily Telegraph : she visited her parents occasionally in India, Tehran and Beirut in the school holidays. Upon leaving school she moved to London to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She then became a stage manager and worked in repertory theatre. Television Coronation Street Although she had already appeared in other television programmes including The Benny Hill Show ( 1957 ), Hancock 's Half Hour ( 1957 ) and The Adventures of Robin Hood ( 1958 ), Reid 's first major acting role was as the character of Valerie Tatlock ( later Barlow ) on Coronation Street. Her character was very popular with the fans with Valerie 's marriage to Ken Barlow being an early example of a soap supercouple. Her character Valerie was the mother of the twins Susan and Peter. Reid joined the cast, initially for two months, starting in August 1961 and leaving in October. She returned to the programme to marry Ken on 1 August 1962 in a wedding watched by 15.8 million viewers. In 1965 Val and Ken had twins and Granada Television received numerous gifts addressed to the couple as congratulations. In 1968, Reid played one of the most difficult parts in Coronation Street, when Val was held hostage by a rapist. Although Val was not harmed, viewers sent in hate mail to the actor who played the rapist. In November 1970, Reid announced she was leaving Coronation Street. In a 2011 interview with the Radio Times, Reid said she had had enough and wanted to do other things. I was a basket case when I left ! I 'd already had too much of it. That kind of work suits some people, but it did n't suit me. It was my decision to leave and I was desperate, really desperate, to go. Because I knew I was good at comedy and there was no way that Valerie Barlow was ever going to be funny. On 27 January 1971, 18.26 million viewers watched as Valerie Barlow was written out, dying after being electrocuted by a hairdryer with a faulty plug. On 3 February 1971, the character 's funeral was shown and 18.92 million people watched. Later work Following a break from acting to bring up her son, Reid resumed her career on stage and television in the 1980s. From 1998 to 2000, Reid played the major role of Jean in the BBC comedy series Dinnerladies by Victoria Wood, and has appeared in other television programmes including Boon ( 1988 ), Casualty ( 1992 ) and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates ( 1996 ). She also made an appearance in the Doctor Who serial The Curse of Fenric which was broadcast in October 1989. In 2003, Reid had a part in Midsomer Murders in the episode `` A Tale of Two Hamlets '', and a main part in the comedy drama The Booze Cruise. She also had a major role in the ITV drama series Life Begins, which ran from 2004 to 2006, in which she appeared alongside Caroline Quentin and Frank Finlay. In 2005 she had a supporting role in the BBC 's adaptation of Bleak House and in 2006 made a brief appearance in Jane Eyre. On 31 March 2007, Reid appeared for a second time in the series Doctor Who in the episode `` Smith and Jones ''. In the episode, she played Florence Finnegan : a shape - shifting, blood - sucking alien known as a Plasmavore, who took on the guise of a human. That same year she appeared in the ITV television adaptation of the novel The Bad Mother 's Handbook, co-starring alongside Catherine Tate. In February 2008, Reid appeared as the mother of Monica Gallagher, Joan, who was suffering from Alzheimer 's in the Channel 4 drama Shameless. In October 2008, she played the title role in In Love with Barbara on BBC Four, a biographical film of Barbara Cartland. In 2009 Reid appeared in the television series Agatha Christie 's Marple in the episode Nemesis. From 2009 to 2010 she starred as Vera alongside Maureen Lipman as Irene in an ITV3 adaptation of the BBC Radio 4 series Ladies of Letters. In 2010 she began playing Mrs Thackeray, the cook, in the BBC 's short - lived revival series of Upstairs Downstairs, and also appeared in Five Days, New Tricks and Moving On. In 2011 Reid had a major part in Marchlands, a five - part ITV supernatural drama, made a guest appearance in Doc Martin and played a supporting role in The Jury II. Since 2012 Reid has starred as Celia alongside Sir Derek Jacobi as Alan in the BBC romantic comedy - drama series, Last Tango in Halifax. Reid was nominated for the 2013 British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for this role. In 2013 she appeared in the second series of the BBC drama Prisoners ' Wives. She also starred with Katherine Kelly in The Last Witch, part of a series of original dramas for Sky Living and appeared in the final Agatha Christie 's Poirot mystery, Curtain. In 2014, she guest - starred in `` Sardines '', the first episode of BBC anthology series Inside No. 9. She also starred alongside Lee Ingleby and Ralf Little in the six - part BBC drama series Our Zoo. In September 2015 Reid took part in an episode of the BBC genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are ? In 2017 Reid starred alongside Timothy Spall in `` The Commuter '', an episode of the Channel 4 / Amazon Video anthology series Philip K. Dick 's Electric Dreams. In 2018 she starred alongside Alison Steadman and John Cleese in a new BBC comedy series, Hold the Sunset. Film Reid 's was the voice of Wendolene Ramsbottom in the Wallace and Gromit film A Close Shave ( 1995 ). Her other film appearances include : Love and Death on Long Island ( 1997 ) ; The Mother ( 2003 ), for which her performance secured her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2004 ; Hot Fuzz ( 2007 ) ; Cemetery Junction ( 2010 ), which Ricky Gervais acted in, as well as wrote and directed with Stephen Merchant ; and Song for Marion ( 2013 ), with co-stars Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp. Additionally, Reid filmed a minor role as a lesbian headmistress in the movie Love Actually ( 2003 ), but Reid is not credited in the cast list since all her scenes were ultimately deleted, because they were not central to the main plot. The scenes can, however, be viewed in the deleted scenes on the Love Actually DVD. Theatre In 2002 Reid appeared in the premiere of The York Realist at the Royal Court Theatre, which later transferred to the West End. From September 2005 to January 2006, she appeared on stage in the West End in Epitaph for George Dillon. In June 2007, Reid played the role of Jack 's mother in Stephen Sondheim 's Into the Woods, at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. From January to May 2008, Reid appeared in the National Theatre 's production of Happy Now ?, a new play by Lucinda Coxon. From March to May 2009, Reid appeared at the Donmar Warehouse in Dimetos, a 1975 play by Athol Fugard. From September to November 2012, Reid appeared at London 's Old Vic, in a production of Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler, starring Sheridan Smith. On 26 January 2015, Reid played Madame Armfeldt in a special concert version of A Little Night Music, at the Palace Theatre, to celebrate 40 years since the musical premiered in the West End. In July and August 2016, Reid appeared at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester alongside James Bolam in a new play, Fracked ! Or : Please Do n't Use the F - Word by Alistair Beaton. The play was revived for a national tour in April and May 2017. From October to December 2017, Reid returned to the West End opposite Eve Best in Oscar Wilde 's A Woman of No Importance at the Vaudeville Theatre. Selected film and television appearances 1957 : Hancock 's Half Hour 1958 : The Adventures of Robin Hood 1961 -- 1971 : Coronation Street ( 633 episodes ) 1985 : Bleak House 1986 : Victoria Wood As Seen On TV 1989 : Doctor Who -- The Curse of Fenric 1991 : Rich Tea and Sympathy 1991 : Very Big Very Soon -- episode The Taxman 1992 : Casualty 1994 : Pat and Margaret 1995 : Wallace and Gromit : A Close Shave 1996 : Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 1993 -- 1999 : Peak Practice 1998 -- 2000 : Dinnerladies 1999 : Lost for Words 2000 : Liam 2001 : Linda Green 2001 -- 2002 : Dalziel and Pascoe 2003 : Midsomer Murders 2003 : The Mother 2003 : The Booze Cruise 2004 : Rose and Maloney 2004 -- 2006 : Life Begins 2005 : A Little Trip to Heaven 2005 : Bleak House 2005 : The Booze Cruise II : The Treasure Hunt 2006 : The Booze Cruise III : The Scattering 2006 : Jane Eyre 2007 : The Bad Mother 's Handbook 2007 : Hot Fuzz 2007 : Doctor Who -- episode : `` Smith and Jones '' 2007 : Savage Grace 2008 : Shameless 2008 : In Love with Barbara 2009 : Agatha Christie 's Marple -- episode Nemesis 2009 -- 2010 : Ladies of Letters 2010 : Cemetery Junction 2010 : Five Days 2010 : New Tricks 2010 -- 2012 : Upstairs, Downstairs 2011 : Marchlands 2011 : The Jury II 2012 : Foster 2012 -- present : Last Tango in Halifax 2013 : Song for Marion 2013 : Prisoners ' Wives 2013 : The Last Witch 2013 : Agatha Christie 's Poirot -- episode Curtain 2014 : Inside No 9 2014 : Our Zoo 2014 : Believe 2017 : The Snowman 2017 : Romans 2017 : Philip K. Dick 's Electric Dreams 2018 : Hold the Sunset Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result 2003 European Film Award for Best Actress The Mother Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year Won British Independent Film Award for Best Actress Nominated European Film Award Best Actress Audience Award Nominated 2013 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series Last Tango in Halifax Nominated 2013 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress Nominated Other Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire ( MBE ) in the 2010 Birthday Honours. References Jump up ^ `` Index entry : Births June 1935 ''. FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` Anne Reid featured article ''. The Genealogist. Retrieved 14 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Colin Reid : Daily Mail ''. ZoomInfo.com. 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Anne 's Swinging Sixties ''. This Is London. 14 November 2003. 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Question: who did anne reid play in coronation street
Answer: Valerie Barlow