Barbara Knox Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1989, she was recognized and received the TV Times award for Best Television Actress
• Has garnered multiple awards such as her win in 2004 for the Life Time Achievement Award, in addition to being appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire at the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2010
• After leaving school at the age of 15, working as a telegraphist in offices and factories, she joined an amateur theatre, at which she was asked to appear in the musical production of "The Boy Friend," making her professional stage debut
• Quote: "[on "Coronation Street"] "They are a great team of actors and they are portraying marvellous people with great humour․ We have marvellous storylines, very strong ones, and we have hit a nerve with the nation for almost 50 years․ That's pretty special for a programme to do․""
• Appeared on an episode of "Coronation Street" in 1964, and returned eight years later as a permanent character on the show
• Like her co-star Eileen Derbyshire, she is a very private actress, but has appeared in few interviews and some TV awards shows