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Alice Barry (born 1946 in Burnley, Lancashire) is an English actress.

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Her first regular television role was playing Peggy Hargreaves in Clocking Off . [1] [2] She regularly appeared in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights [1] [2] and Bob & Rose , [2] and has had minor roles in Linda Green [2] and The Royal . [2]

She then appeared in Shameless as Lillian Tyler, [1] [2] and advertisements for Nutrigrain cake bars. On 9 April 2007, she appeared as a neighbour in Coronation Street . [2] On 3 April 2008, she appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show alongside fellow Shameless star Sean Gilder, who portrayed Paddy Maguire. [3] In October 2013, she reappeared in Coronation Street as Mary Ann Galloway. [4] A year later, she portrayed the role of Mrs Waverly in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors . [5]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleRefs.
2001 Phoenix Nights Series regular [1] [2]
2001Bob & RoseBeth Armitage [6]
2001–02 Clocking Off Peggy Hargreaves [7]
2002Having It OffMrs Needham[ citation needed ]
2002Linda GreenBarbara [2]
2004 The Royal Patient [2]
2004–2013 Shameless Lillian Tyler [1] [8]
2006 New Street Law Mrs Abel [9]
2007 Coronation Street Mrs Reddish [2]
2007 Chute! Ross' Mum[ citation needed ]
2008 The Paul O'Grady Show Herself [3]
2009 The Fattest Man in Britain Joyce [10]
2012 Let's Dance for Sport Relief Herself [11] [12]
2013 Coronation Street Mary Ann Galloway [13]
2014 Benidorm Maureen [14]
2014 Doctors Mrs Waverly [5]
2019 Scarborough Mrs. Bell [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "You've seen her on TV, but who exactly is Alice Barry?". Blackpool Gazette. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Taylor, Caroline (15 March 2009). "Interview: Alice Barry, star of Shameless". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 Collis, Dominic (30 March 2023). "Burnley 'Shameless' actress Alice Barry pays tribute to 'beautiful and thoughtful' Paul O'Grady". Burnley Express . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Wiltons, Rebbekah (15 March 2018). "This is what the cast of Shameless UK are up to now". Kiwi Report. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Mrs Waverly's Winnings". BBC . Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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  7. ↑ "Clocking off [Part Two] (2002)". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. ↑ PECK, MATHEW WACE (29 March 2013). "Shameless star Alice Barry publishes autobiography". Digital Journal. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "NEW STREET LAW CAST". TV.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Fattest Man In Britain - Cast & Crew". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Benidorm - Series 6, Episode 4". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  15. ↑ Fitzpartrick, Katie (26 April 2019). "Benidorm star Alice Barry joins new Derren Litten comedy Scarborough". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 12 December 2023.


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