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Acting

Elizabeth Dawn

Born 8 November 1939 · Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Died 25 September 2017 at 77

Elizabeth 'Liz' Dawn MBE was an actress most famous for her role as Vera Duckworth in long running soap Coronation Street. She played Vera for over thirty years from 1976 to 2008, before retiring from acting due to ill health. She died in September, 2017.

Known for

Highlights

Open All Hours1976 · Series · Woman Outside Shop (uncredited)

Play for Today1970 · Series

Z-Cars1962 · Series

Crown Court1972 · Series · Warder

Comic Relief1988 · Series

Village Hall1974 · Series · Other Voter

Filmography

Movies

7 films

Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas!1997 · Film · Vera Duckworth

All Day on the Sands1979 · Film

A Little Outing1977 · Film · Woman with Dog

Sunset Across the Bay1975 · Film · Canteen Lady

Leeds United!1974 · Film · Striker

Speech Day1973 · Film · Mrs Warboys

Kisses at Fifty1973 · Film · Enid

Filmography

Series

7 shows

Comic Relief1988 · Series

Open All Hours1976 · Series · Woman Outside Shop (uncredited)

Village Hall1974 · Series · Other Voter

Shabby Tiger1973 · Series · Hotel Lady

Crown Court1972 · Series · Warder

Play for Today1970 · Series

Z-Cars1962 · Series