Betty Driver

(1920-2011)

British actress and singer

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Elizabeth Mary Driver (20 May 1920 – 15 October 2011) was a British actress and singer, best known for her role as Betty Williams in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, a role she played for 42 years from 1969 to 2011, appearing in 2,732 episodes. She had previously appeared as Mrs Edgley in Coronation Street spin-off Pardon the Expression (1965–1966) opposite Arthur Lowe. In her early career she was a singer, appearing in musical films such as Boots! Boots! (1934), opposite George Formby, and in Penny Paradise (1938), directed by Carol Reed. She was made an MBE in the 2000 New Year Honours.

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Born	Elizabeth Mary Driver 20 May 1920 Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Died	15 October 2011 (aged 91) Cheadle Cheshire, England
Zodiac	Taurus
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