Anita Carey

Anita Carey

Acting • Born 1948-04-16 – Died 2023-07-19

Acting0Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Anita Eileen Carey (16 April 1948 – 19 July 2023) was an English actress. She appeared in British television programmes from the 1970s, with her first notable appearances including roles in Beryl's Lot, The History of Mr. Polly and The Spoils of War. She then played Joyce Smedley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997. After further appearances in various series, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Vivien March in 2007. She stayed in the role for two years, which won her the British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anita Carey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

42 credits
The Murder Room

The Murder Room

Movie • 2004

Tally Clutton

Some Enchanted Evening

Some Enchanted Evening

Movie • 1978

Sue

Mutinies

Mutinies

Movie • 1974

Lorraine

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

Movie • 1977

Irene Olthwaite

Still Crazy

Still Crazy

Movie • 1998

Tax Woman

The Last Witness

The Last Witness

Movie • 2018

Joan Caldercott

Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence

Movie • 1984

Martha Jessup

Cries from a Watchtower

Cries from a Watchtower

Movie • 1979

Jill

Ladies

Ladies

Movie • 1980

Sharon

Something's Wrong

Something's Wrong

Movie • 1978

Amanda

Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

Movie • 1978

Ms. H1B

Frankie and Johnnie

Frankie and Johnnie

Movie • 1986

Patti Blakeston

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

TV • 1992

Helen Rawlings

The State Within

The State Within

TV • 2006

Virtual Murder

Virtual Murder

TV • 1992

Doctors

Doctors

TV • 2000

Vivien March

Please Sir!

Please Sir!

TV • 1968

Air hostess

I Didn't Know You Cared

I Didn't Know You Cared

TV • 1975

Pat Brandon

Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns

TV • 1976

Irene Olthwaite

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV • 1989

Miss Rawlinson

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

TV • 1973

Susan Chambers

Juliet Bravo

Juliet Bravo

TV • 1980

Melisande Duffy

Play for Today

Play for Today

TV • 1970

Jill

Play for Today

Play for Today

TV • 1970

Sharon

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

TV • 1960

Brenda Summers

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

TV • 1960

Joyce Smedley

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

TV • 1955

Carol Hayward

NOVA

NOVA

TV • 1974

Joey's Mother

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

TV • 1992

Babs Crane

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

TV • 1997

Barbara Flux

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

TV • 1973

Mavis

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV • 1977

Mrs. H1B

Rescue Me

Rescue Me

TV • 2002

Carol Chatwin

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

TV • 2001

Siblings' Mother

Band of Gold

Band of Gold

TV • 1995

Glennis Minkin

Talk to Me

Talk to Me

TV • 2007

Pauline

A Kind of Living

A Kind of Living

TV • 1988

Linda

Napoleon and Love

Napoleon and Love

TV • 1974

Françoise

Centre Play

Centre Play

TV • 1973

Lorraine

First Among Equals

First Among Equals

TV • 1986

Joyce Gould

Strangers

Strangers

TV • 1978

Edna

One-Upmanship

One-Upmanship

TV • 1976