Sally Dynevor

Sally Jane Dynevor MBE (née Whittaker; born 30 May 1963[1]) is a British actress, known for her role as Sally Webster in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, which she has played since 1986.

Sally Dynevor

MBE
Born
Sally Jane Whittaker

(1963-05-30) 30 May 1963
Middleton, Lancashire, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active1985–present
Known forRole of Sally Webster in Coronation Street (1986–)
Spouse(s)
Tim Dynevor
​
(m. 1995)​
Children3; including Phoebe Dynevor

Early life

Dynevor was born in Middleton, Greater Manchester,[2] to Robert and Jennifer Whittaker.[3]

Career

Dynevor trained at Oldham Repertory Theatre and then the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.[4] In 1985 she appeared in an episode of the television series Juliet Bravo, playing Wendy Cunningham, a troubled schoolgirl who becomes a heroin addict.[5]

She has made a career out of playing Sally Webster (née Seddon), a bad girl turned tame, on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She made her début on the serial in January 1986 and has been with the programme ever since.

Dynevor was nominated for Best TV soap Personality at the 2011 Television and Radio Industries Club Awards (TRIC Awards).[6] She also, along with three co-stars, accepted the award for Best Storyline at the 2011 British Soap Awards which revolved around the Dobbs-Websters love triangle (this award is credited to producer, Phil Collinson).[7] At the 2015 British Soap awards, she was nominated for Best On-Screen Partnership (with Joe Duttine), and won the award for Best Comedy Performance.[8] In 2016, Dynevor and Joe Duttine won the award for best On-Screen Partnership at the British Soap Awards.

Personal life

Dynevor married scriptwriter Tim Dynevor, who was nominated for a BAFTA for his work on Emmerdale in 2008,[9] in Trafford, Greater Manchester in 1995. They have three children, all of whom were born in Trafford: Phoebe Harriet Dynevor (born 17 April 1995), stars in Bridgerton and appeared in Waterloo Road as Siobhan Mailey and as Lauren in Prisoners' Wives; Samuel Charles Rhys Dynevor (born 10 March 1997); and Harriet Fleur "Hattie" Dynevor (born 14 November 2003).

In November 2009, Dynevor was diagnosed with breast cancer the same year her character was, for which she has had chemotherapy and radiotherapy.[10] Dynevor returned to the ITV soap in July 2010 after a six-month break. Both the actor and character went on to make full recoveries.[11][12]

Since 1999, Dynevor has been an ambassador for the charity ActionAid. She has travelled to India to raise awareness of the organisation[13] and represented the charity on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.

Dynevor was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to drama.[14]

Filmography
Year Title Character Notes
1985 Juliet Bravo Wendy Cunningham 1 episode: "Chasing the Dragon"
1986 The Practice Vicky Flynn Episode #2.8
1986–present Coronation Street Sally Webster Series regular, 3,300+ episodes (so far)
2015 British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance
2016 British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership
2003 Ek Alag Mausam Social Worker Feature film
2005 Coronation Street: Pantomime Sally Webster Coronation Street spin-off film; Television film
2013, 2014, 2015 Text Santa: Coronation Street special Sally Metcalfe / Annie Walker TV sketches

References
  1. "Digital Spy".
  2. Corrie star explains her name change. RTÉ. 21 July 2010.
  3. "Sally Dynevor". TV.com.
  4. "Sally-Dynevor: Mountview".
  5. "Chasing the Dragon". Nature. 484 (7395): 415–416. 2012. Bibcode:2012Natur.484R.415.. doi:10.1038/484415b. PMID 22538560.
  6. Kelly, Kristy (8 March 2011). "In Full: TRIC Awards 2011 Winnersy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. "British Soap Awards (2011)".
  8. "British Soap Awards 2015". ITV.com. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  9. "Tim Dynevor". IMDb.
  10. "Coronation Street star Sally Whittaker fought cancer". BBC News. 3 May 2010.
  11. "Whittaker: 'Plot may have saved my life'" 3 May 2010, Digital Spy
  12. Whittaker Returns to Corrie Filming" Digital Spy
  13. Sally Whittaker visits India Archived 10 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine ActionAid
  14. "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N18.
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