Sherrie Hewson

Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson (born 17 September 1950) is an English actress, television personality and novelist. She is known for her roles as Maureen Holdsworth in '' Coronation Street'' (1993–1997, 2006), Virginia Raven in '' Crossroads'' (2001–2003), Lesley Meredith in ''Emmerdale'' (2004–2006) and Joyce Temple-Savage in '' Benidorm'' (2012–2018).

Hewson was also a main panellist on lunchtime chat show '' Loose Women'' (2003–2017) and came sixth place in ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2015. She has also appeared as Doreen Nesbitt (1979-1980) and Mary Henshaw in '' In Loving Memory'' (1984–1986) and as Jean in '' Barbara'' (1999–2003) on television, and has starred in the films ''Carry On Behind'' (1975), ''The Slipper and the Rose'' (1976) and '' Hanover Street'' (1979). Hewson has also written three books including a fiction book and a cookery book.

Early life

Born in Beeston, near Nottingham, Hewson was brought up into a show-business family; her father Ronald was a singer and her mother Joy was a model. Hewson began attending the local dance and dramatics school at the age of three. Hewson then attended Dorothy Grants High School for Girls in Beeston although after the family has moved to a large manor house in Burton Joyce, Hewson completed her primary education at the village school. Aged twelve, Hewson was enrolled at The Rodney School, a boarding school in nearby Kirklington. Already a member of the Burton Joyce Players, Hewson attended the Midland Academy studying drama and poetry before she was granted a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. While studying at RADA, Hewson shared a flat with fellow students Sharon Maughan and Louise Jameson.

Career

Hewson made her screen debut in two episodes of ''Z Cars'' before appearing in ''The Moonstone'' and ''Within These Walls''. In 1975, she joined the ''Carry On'' team for the film ''Carry On Behind'' and was subsequently cast in several episodes of the ''Carry On Laughing'' television series.

As well as further film roles in ''The Slipper and the Rose'' with Richard Chamberlain and Edith Evans and '' Hanover Street'' with Harrison Ford, Hewson became a regular fixture on television, most notably as part of a young cast of future stars in ''Love For Lydia''. She also had a brief role in the 1979 Alan Bennett drama '' Afternoon Off'' as Iris, the ultimately unworthy object of the protagonist Lee's quest.

In the 1980s, as well as appearances in dramas such as '' Play for Today'', ''The Sandbaggers'', ''Minder'', ''Juliet Bravo'' and '' The Gentle Touch'', Hewson's talent for comedy saw her get invited to join Russ Abbot's ''Madhouse'' series where she remained an integral part of his team for over ten years, later appearing in ''The Russ Abbot Show''. Other comedy appearances included roles in ''Home to Roost'', ''Home James!'', ''Never the Twain'' and '' Haggard'', while she was also a popular foil for various comedians, including Stanley Baxter, Les Dawson, Little and Large, Cannon and Ball and Les Dennis. Her most famous role during this period was as Mary Henshaw in the popular sitcom '' In Loving Memory'' with Thora Hird and Christopher Beeny.

In 1993, Hewson was cast as Maureen Webster in the UK's longest-running soap opera, '' Coronation Street'', a dizzy, accident-prone supermarket assistant dominated by her mother. In 1996, Hewson was due to leave the show to film the first series of the BBC
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