Sally Ann Matthews (born 19 September 1970) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of
Jenny Bradley in the
ITV soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
''
Coronation Street''.
Career
Matthews was born in
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham ...
,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
. She played
Jenny Bradley, the daughter of the villainous
Alan Bradley (
Mark Eden
Douglas John Malin (14 February 1928 – 1 January 2021), known professionally as Mark Eden, was an English actor. He was best known for his portrayal of villainous Alan Bradley in ''Coronation Street'' from 1986 to 1989.
Early life
Mark Ede ...
) in ''
Coronation Street'' from 1986 to 1991, making a brief return in 1993.
In 2005 Matthews joined the cast of ''Emmerdale'' as farmer's wife
Sandra Briggs, but left less than a year later. In an interview with ''
Inside Soap'', the show's executive producer,
Kathleen Beedles, admitted casting Matthews, well-known to soap fans from ''
Coronation Street'', in what would essentially become a minor role was a mistake. She also confirmed she would like Matthews to return to the show in some capacity in the future.
She returned to ''
Coronation Street'' as Jenny in February 2015.
Personal life
In a one-off documentary ''Coronation Street's DNA Secrets'' in September 2018, Matthews found out that fellow ''
Coronation Street'' actress
Amanda Barrie
Amanda Barrie (born Shirley Anne Broadbent; 14 September 1935) is an English actress. She appeared in two of the '' Carry On'' films before being cast as Alma Halliwell in ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'', which she played on and off for ...
, who played
Alma Baldwin (nee Halliwell) (1981–1982, 1988–2001), is her cousin.
Filmography
Theatre
*Judy (Lead), ''Framed'', the Mill at Sonning, Ian Masters
*Alison, ''Mum's The Word'', UK Tour,
Andrew Lynford
*Dee, ''The Business of Murder'', UK Tour, Ian Masters
*Jean Perkins, ''Funny Money'', UK Tour,
Giles Watling
*Annie, ''Table Manners'', UK Tour,
Ian Dickens
*Joanna Lyppiat, ''Present Laughter'', UK Tour, Ian Dickens
*Jane, ''Killing Time'', UK Tour, Ian Dickens
*Mrs Grose, ''Turn of the Screw'', UK Tour, Ian Dickens
*Suzette, ''Don't Dress for Dinner'', UK Tour, Ian Dickens
*Mary Magdalene/Singer, ''The Passion/Doomsday'',
Northern Broadsides
Northern Broadsides is a theatre company formed in 1992 and based at Dean Clough Mill in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded by Barrie Rutter, who was its Artistic Director until resigning in 2018, followed by Conrad Nelson who was ...
,
Barrie Rutter
Barrie Thomas Rutter OBE (born 12 December 1946) is an English actor and the founder and former artistic director of the Northern Broadsides theatre company based in Dean Clough complex, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
Biography
Rutter was ...
*Lady Montague, ''
Romeo & Juliet'', Northern Broadsides'', Barrie Rutter
*Octavia, ''
Antony & Cleopatra'', Northern Broadsides, Barrie Rutter
*Michele Gray, ''Blood Sweat and Tears'', Hull Truck, Zoe Seaton
*Vicki, ''My Fat Friend'', Oldham,
Kenneth Alan Taylor
*Stephanie/Stella Turner, ''Feed'',
Bill Kenwright Ltd, Kenneth Alan Taylor
*Sarah Harding, ''The Accrington Pals'', Bolton Octagon, Sue Sutton Mayo
*Raissa, ''The Suicide'', Bolton Octagon, Lawrence Till
*Daisy Hannigan, ''Biloxi Blues'', Manchester Library Theatre, David Fleashman
Radio
*Iris/Octavia, ''
Antony & Cleopatra'' (2 years),
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
, Kate Rowland
*Toni, ''Carr Lane Carters'', BBC Radio 4
*Nurse Jameson, ''MY DAD'S A BORING NERD'', BBC Radio 4, Martin Jameson
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
English soap opera actresses
English television actresses
English stage actresses
Actresses from Oldham
20th-century English actresses
21st-century English actresses