Lynne Perrie
Actress
b. 7 April 1931
d. 24 March 2006
Lynne Perrie was born in 1931 as Jean Dudley and grew up in Masbrough, Rotherham. She started her career in show business as a singer under the name of 'Dizzy'. Lynne married Derrick Barksby in 1950 although the marriage was not always a happy one. Lynne gave birth to a son, Stephen, in May 1951. She worked as a 'clippie' on the buses, then at the Argyle sock factory in order to support her family.
In 1956 Lynne made a comeback on the stage with new cabaret act at the Rotherham Trade Centre. After this she received many bookings. In the early 1960s she toured as a support act with such stars as the Beatles and Sacha DisTel.
In 1970 Lynne appeared in the film Kes which led to her being offered the part of Ivy Tyldesley in Coronation Street. She began acting in The Street in 1971 and stayed until 1994 when her character, then married to Don Brennan, was written out of the show. There was a good deal of rumour and bad press at the time about Lynne's plastic surgery.
After leaving Coronation Street in 1994 Lynne had many offers but unfortunately suffered problems with her health. She published a kiss-and-tell book "Secrets of the Street - the book they could not BAN!" and appeared on chatshows, notably Channel 4's The Word where she sang "I Will Survive".
Lynne Perrie died on 24 March 2006.