Anita Carey Actress Death: Coronation Street and Doctors actress died from breast cancer

Anita Carey Death – Well known actress from Coronation street, Anita Carey has passed away tragically. On Monday, August 7, 2023, she was confirmed dead via various social media outlets. She died at the age of 75 after a long and tough battle with cancer.

In the ITV soap opera, the actress performed the characters of Brenda Summers and Joyce Smedley, which were set twenty years apart from one another. According to The Guardian, she also starred in Doctors as the character Vivian March, but she passed away on July 19th.

• Joyce Smedley Coronation Street

Anita Carey Career

Anita began her acting career in the 1970s by appearing in many British comedy programs, such as “I Didn’t Know You Cared.” Anita was born in Halifax, which is located in the state of West Yorkshire, in 1946. In 1978, she was recruited in the role of Brenda Summers in the British soap opera Coronation Street. Brenda was a friend of Emily Bishop, who was portrayed by Eileen Derbyshire, and she was a victim of domestic violence.

In 2007, she made her comeback to daytime television playing the role of Vivien March, a receptionist in the BBC program Doctors. Due to the narrative of the show, which saw her character being embroiled in a horrible rape, she was awarded the British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance for the part.

Anita was married to the well-known British actor and director Mark Wing-Davey when she was not pursuing her career in the entertainment industry. The two individuals first connected with one another in 1973, when they were both participating in a performance of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” at the Sheffield Crucible.

Anita Carey obituary and funeral plans will be released by her family

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