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Eileen Derbyshire

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English actress

United KingdomActorsBorn 1930 · age 95
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Eileen Derbyshire is a retired English actress, best known for her role as Emily Bishop in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She played the character for 55 years from January 1961 to January 2016, making her the longest-serving female cast member in a British TV soap opera.

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Coronation Street1960

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Member of the Order of the British Empire

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Eileen Derbyshire is a retired English actress, best known for her role as Emily Bishop in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She played the character for 55 years from January 1961 to January 2016, making her the longest-serving female cast member in a British TV soap opera. She was appointed an MBE in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours list for her long acting career.

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United Kingdom
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Actor
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Born 1930 · age 95
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