Fanny Carby

Fanny Carby (2 February 1925 – 20 September 2002) was a British character actress.[1][2] She had two different roles on Coronation Street: she played Mary Hornigold in 1965, then in 1987 she took the role of Vera Duckworth's domineering mother, Amy Burton, a role she played into the following year.[2] Fanny's other credits include Street spin-off Pardon the Expression, On The Buses, Sykes, The Bill, In Sickness and in Health and Goodnight Sweetheart.[3]

Fanny Carby
Born	(1925-02-02)2 February 1925 Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died	20 September 2002(2002-09-20) (aged 77) London, UK
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Roderick Horne

On stage, she was a founder member of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, and appeared in Oh, What a Lovely War in London and on Broadway; and also in its film version, for director Richard Attenborough.[2][4]