Shirley Stelfox

Shirley Rosemary Stelfox (born 11th April 1941 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, died 7th December 2015 in Nottinghamshire) was an English actress who portrayed the hat-wearing and devoutly religious Edna Birch in Emmerdale from May 2000 to October 2015.
She is also known for playing the first "Rose" in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. Stelfox was later replaced by the late Mary Millar. She has appeared in several other well known television series including Making Out, Juliet Bravo, Coronation Street, The Bill and Crossroads. Stelfox also played Jane Healy, Melanie Healy's mother, in an episode of EastEnders, and as the mother of Julie Walters and Victoria Wood in the television film Pat and Margaret.
Stelfox played the role of the "$2.00 Prostitute" in 1984, a film adaptation of the George Orwell novel, starring John Hurt and Richard Burton.
She was married to the actor Don Henderson until his death in 1997.
Category:Emmerdale actors