Barbara Knox (born 30 September 1933), née Brothwood, sometimes credited by her first married name, Mullaney, is an English actress mainly known for playing 'Rita Sullivan' in the television soap opera Coronation Street. Her mother worked in the mill while her father was a moulder at Platt's Foundry then a fireman. She left school at 15 and worked as a telegraphist in the Post Office, learning shorthand, typing and had to pass Civil Service exams...
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Barbara Knox (born 30 September 1933), née Brothwood, sometimes credited by her first married name, Mullaney, is an English actress mainly known for playing 'Rita Sullivan' in the television soap opera Coronation Street. Her mother worked in the mill while her father was a moulder at Platt's Foundry then a fireman. She left school at 15 and worked as a telegraphist in the Post Office, learning shorthand, typing and had to pass Civil Service exams. She also worked in offices, shops and a factory. During this time she took part in amateur theatre until Carl Paulson, who ran Oldham Rep, asked her to appear in The Boyfriend, which was her professional stage debut. But she wasn't paid a penny for some considerable time during her 12-year spell there learning her craft. She continued with various successful stage work and later appeared in many popular programmes of the day such as Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width, George and the Dragon and A Family at War, as well as doing a stint in...
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