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Betty Driver
British actress and singer (1920-2011) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 91
Elizabeth (Betty) Mary Driver was a British actress and singer, best known for her role as Betty Williams in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, a role she played for 42 years from 1969 to 2011, appearing in 2,732 episodes.
Betty Driver is read about 76 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 June 2026
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Funny Up NorthFilm, 2011Herself
The Betty Driver StoryFilm, 20112009Outbreak 1939: When War Broke OutFilm2006
LegendsSeries1965Pardon the ExpressionSeries, Mrs. Edgeley1960
Coronation StreetSeries, Betty Turpin1941
Facing the MusicFilm, Mary Matthews1939
Let's Be FamousFilm, Betty Pinbright1938
Penny ParadiseFilm, Betty Higgins1927Mr Tower of LondonFilm, Sally Perkins (possibly)1920Born20 May 1920People around Betty
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She had previously appeared as Mrs Edgley in Coronation Street spin-off Pardon the Expression (1965-1966) opposite Arthur Lowe. In her early career Driver was a singer, appearing in musical films such as Boots! Boots! (1934), opposite George Formby, and in Penny Paradise (1938), directed by Carol Reed. She was made an MBE in the 2000 New Year Honours.
