caption death_date years_active death_place birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title name death_cause
kirkbride as deirdre barlow in '' coronation street '' 19 january 2015 1972 -- 2014 manchester , england oldham , lancashire , england 21 june 1954 david death -rrb- beckett -lrb- m. 1992 -- 2015 ; her 200px anne kirkbride
 anne kirkbride breast cancer
anne kirkbride

anne kirkbride -lrb- 21 june 1954 -- 19 january 2015 -rrb- was an english actress , known for her long-running role as deirdre barlow in the itv soap `` coronation street '' , which she played for 42 years from 1972 to 2014 .
for this role , she posthumously received the outstanding achievement award at the 2015 british soap awards .
