Julie Goodyear
English actress and memoirist
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Julie Goodyear, MBE (née Kemp; born 29 March 1942) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Bet Lynch (later Gilroy) on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She first appeared as Bet for nine episodes in 1966, before becoming a series regular from 1970 to 1995. She returned for eight episodes in 2002 and another seven in 2003.
Julie Goodyear MBE | |
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 Goodyear as fictional character Bet Lynch behind the bar of the Rovers Return in Madame Tussauds, Blackpool in 2015. | |
| Born | Julie Kemp 29 March 1942 Heywood, Lancashire, England |
| Education | St Anne's Academy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Known for | Role of Bet Lynch in Coronation Street |
| Spouses | Ray Sutcliffe
(m. 1959; div. 1963)Tony Rudman
(m. 1973; ann. 1974)Richard Skrob
(m. 1985; div. 1987)Scott Brand (m. 2007) |
| Children | 1 |
For her role on Coronation Street, she received the Special Recognition Award at the 1995 National Television Awards. She was made an MBE in the 1996 New Year Honours.
Goodyear was born in Bury, Greater Manchester, Lancashire.
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