Shirin Taylor (born 1956) is an English actress, best known for playing
Jackie Ingram in the
television soap opera ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
'' from 1990 to 1992 as well as Tina, girlfriend to
Robert Lindsay's character in comedy drama ''
Give Us a Break'' and Rosa in sitcom ''
I Woke Up One Morning''.
Acting career
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Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' serials ''
The Stones of Blood'' and ''
Dragonfire''
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Crown Court
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The Cleopatras''
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Shine on Harvey Moon''
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One by One''
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Crossroads'' (as Sue Kirk in 1985)
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Boon''
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Dramarama''
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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries''
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The Bill''
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Casualty''
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A Touch of Frost''
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates''
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London's Burning''
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Holby City
''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...
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Night & Day''
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Doctors''
Theatre work
On stage, Taylor made her
West End
West End most commonly refers to:
* West End of London, an area of central London, England
* West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England
West End may also refer to:
Pl ...
debut in ''
Educating Rita'', firstly as understudy to star
Julie Walters and then taking over the role of the leading lady.
["Shirin finds a new challenge in Street life", '' Nottingham Evening Post'', 29 September 1990 (pg.30)]
References
External links
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Shirin Taylorat Theatricalia
British television actresses
Living people
1956 births
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