Sylvia Ann Ibbetson MBE (née Butterfield; 8 November 1939 â€" 25
September 2017), known professionally as Elizabeth Dawn or Liz Dawn,
was an English actress, best known for her role as Vera Duckworth in
the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street. First starting
on the serial in 1974, she had a recurring role as a factory worker
until her husband, Jack, (played by Bill Tarmey) first appeared in
1979. She played the character of Vera for 34 years. For her role in
the soap, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008
British Soap Awards. She was appointed an MBE in the 2000 Queens
Birthday Honours.Dawn was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, to
parents Albert and Annie Butterfield. She grew up on the city's Halton
Moor estate and began her performing career as a nightclub singer. By
the late 1960s, Dawn had ventured into acting, often taking small
parts in television programmes as well as advertisements. One
commercial for Cadbury's biscuits proved popular and helped her gain
notice. During the 1970s, she appeared in supporting roles in
programmes including All Creatures Great and Small and Colin Welland's
television play Leeds United (1974) and several other episodes of the
Play for Today series in the mid-1970s.Dawn first appeared in
Coronation Street in 1974. She had a recurring role as a factory
worker until her husband, Jack, (played by Bill Tarmey) first appeared
in 1979.
September 2017), known professionally as Elizabeth Dawn or Liz Dawn,
was an English actress, best known for her role as Vera Duckworth in
the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street. First starting
on the serial in 1974, she had a recurring role as a factory worker
until her husband, Jack, (played by Bill Tarmey) first appeared in
1979. She played the character of Vera for 34 years. For her role in
the soap, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008
British Soap Awards. She was appointed an MBE in the 2000 Queens
Birthday Honours.Dawn was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, to
parents Albert and Annie Butterfield. She grew up on the city's Halton
Moor estate and began her performing career as a nightclub singer. By
the late 1960s, Dawn had ventured into acting, often taking small
parts in television programmes as well as advertisements. One
commercial for Cadbury's biscuits proved popular and helped her gain
notice. During the 1970s, she appeared in supporting roles in
programmes including All Creatures Great and Small and Colin Welland's
television play Leeds United (1974) and several other episodes of the
Play for Today series in the mid-1970s.Dawn first appeared in
Coronation Street in 1974. She had a recurring role as a factory
worker until her husband, Jack, (played by Bill Tarmey) first appeared
in 1979.
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