Elizabeth Maud Edwards (16 October 1906 â€" 24 March 1991),
professionally known as Maudie Edwards, was a Welsh English actress,
comedian and singer, now best remembered for playing Elsie Lappin and
speaking the first line of dialogue in the first two episodes of
Coronation Street.Born in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, Edwards had a
talent for comedy and formed her own repertory company, The Maudie
Edwards Players, who performed in the Palace Theatre, Swansea. In
films of the 1940s, she provided a singing voice for stars such as
Diana Dors and Margaret Lockwood. She made her first screen appearance
in 1936 and her last in 1972. In 1950, she appeared on stage with
Frank Sinatra at the London Palladium. She played Elsie Lappin in the
first two episodes of British soap opera Coronation Street in 1960 and
was the first performer to speak during the first scene in the show's
history: "Now the next thing you've got to do is to get a signwriter
in - that thing above the door'll have to be changed."She died in
London in 1991.
professionally known as Maudie Edwards, was a Welsh English actress,
comedian and singer, now best remembered for playing Elsie Lappin and
speaking the first line of dialogue in the first two episodes of
Coronation Street.Born in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, Edwards had a
talent for comedy and formed her own repertory company, The Maudie
Edwards Players, who performed in the Palace Theatre, Swansea. In
films of the 1940s, she provided a singing voice for stars such as
Diana Dors and Margaret Lockwood. She made her first screen appearance
in 1936 and her last in 1972. In 1950, she appeared on stage with
Frank Sinatra at the London Palladium. She played Elsie Lappin in the
first two episodes of British soap opera Coronation Street in 1960 and
was the first performer to speak during the first scene in the show's
history: "Now the next thing you've got to do is to get a signwriter
in - that thing above the door'll have to be changed."She died in
London in 1991.
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