Anita Carey
Biography
Anita Eileen Carey (16 April 1948 – 19 July 2023) was an English actress. She appeared in British television programmes from the 1970s, with her first notable appearances including roles in Beryl's Lot, The History of Mr. Polly and The Spoils of War. She then played Joyce Smedley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997. After further appearances in various series, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Vivien March in 2007. She stayed in the role for two years, which won her the British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anita Carey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Coronation Street
1960
Coronation Street
1960
Midsomer Murders
1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
NOVA
1974
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Heartbeat
1992
Heartbeat
1992
ITV Playhouse
1967
Doctors
2000
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
Filmography
Coronation Street
as Brenda Summers · 1960
Coronation Street
as Joyce Smedley · 1960
Midsomer Murders
as Barbara Flux · 1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Miss Rawlinson · 1989
NOVA
as Joey's Mother · 1974
Play for Today
as Jill · 1970
Play for Today
as Sharon · 1970
Heartbeat
as Helen Rawlings · 1992
Heartbeat
as Babs Crane · 1992
ITV Playhouse
as Sue · 1967
Doctors
as Vivien March · 2000
Last of the Summer Wine
as Mavis · 1973
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Sue · 1969
Dixon of Dock Green
as Carol Hayward · 1955
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Mrs. H1B · 1977
Centre Play
as Lorraine · 1973
Strangers
as Edna · 1978
Please Sir!
as Air hostess · 1968
Juliet Bravo
as Melisande Duffy · 1980
Band of Gold
as Glennis Minkin · 1995
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
as Susan Chambers · 1973
The State Within
· 2006
Napoleon and Love
as Françoise · 1974
Virtual Murder
as CI Grant · 1992
Ripping Yarns
as Irene Olthwaite · 1976
I Didn't Know You Cared
as Pat Brandon · 1975
Queenie's Castle
as Frances · 1970
Rescue Me
as Carol Chatwin · 2002
One-Upmanship
· 1976
First Among Equals
as Joyce Gould · 1986
A Kind of Living
as Linda · 1988
The Spoils of War
as Martha Blaze · 1980
Perfect Strangers
as Siblings' Mother · 2001
Talk to Me
as Pauline · 2007
Ordeal by Innocence
as Martha Jessup · 1984
Still Crazy
as Tax Woman · 1998
The Last Witness
as Joan Caldercott · 2018
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
as Ms. H1B · 1978
Frankie and Johnnie
as Patti Blakeston · 1986
Something's Wrong
as Amanda · 1978
The Murder Room
as Tally Clutton · 2004
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
as Irene Olthwaite · 1977
Ladies
as Sharon · 1980
Mutinies
as Lorraine · 1974
Cries from a Watchtower
as Jill · 1979
Some Enchanted Evening
as Sue · 1978