caption birth_place name birth_date spouse yearsactive image article_title birth_name occupation
cole , june 2009 filming '' doc martin '' in port isaac solihull , warwickshire , england , uk stephanie cole obe 5 october 1941 henry -rrb- peter birrel -lrb- m. 1998 -- 2004 ; his marshall death -rrb- -lrb- m. 1973 -- 86 ; divorced 1968 -- present stephanie cole1.jpg stephanie cole
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stephanie cole

stephanie cole , obe -lrb- born 5 october 1941 -rrb- is an english stage , television , radio and film actress , best known for high-profile television roles in shows such as `` tenko '' -lrb- 1981-85 -rrb- , `` open all hours '' -lrb- 1982-85 -rrb- , `` a bit of a do '' -lrb- 1989 -rrb- , `` waiting for god '' -lrb- 1990-94 -rrb- , `` keeping mum '' -lrb- 1997-98 -rrb- , `` doc martin '' -lrb- 2004-09 -rrb- , `` still open all hours '' -lrb- 2013-15 -rrb- and as sylvia goodwin in itv soap opera `` coronation street '' -lrb- 2011-13 -rrb- .
she won best tv actress at the 1992 british comedy awards for her role in `` waiting for god '' and won best comedy performance at the 2012 british soap awards for her role in `` coronation street '' .
she was made an obe in the 2005 queens birthday honours .
