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Anne Kirkbride is an English actress best known for her role as Deirdre Barlow in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She was born on 21 June 1954 in Oldham, United Kingdom. She attended the Oldham Theatre Workshop and trained at the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre.
Kirkbride made her television debut in 1974 in the BBC drama series The Brothers. She joined the cast of Coronation Street in 1972, playing the role of Deirdre Barlow until her death in 2015. She was nominated for the British Soap Award for Best Actress in 2001 and 2002.
Kirkbride was married to actor David Beckett from 1978 until his death in 1993. She had no children.
As of 2021, Anne Kirkbride's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.
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Actress |
| Age |
61 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
21 June 1954 |
| Birthday |
21 June |
| Birthplace |
Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Date of death |
19 January 2015, |
| Died Place |
Manchester, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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Anne Kirkbride Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Anne Kirkbride's Husband?
Her husband is David Beckett (m. 1992)
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David Beckett (m. 1992) |
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Anne Kirkbride Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Anne Kirkbride worth at the age of 61 years old? Anne Kirkbride’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
Anne Kirkbride's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
A public memorial service for Kirkbride was held at Manchester Cathedral on 30 May 2015.
On 29 September 2014, it was announced Kirkbride would have a three-month break from the show and prior to her death, she had filmed no official last scenes, making her final scenes the ones aired on 8 October 2014 with her character's absence in the soap being explained as staying with a friend until July 2015, when her character Deirdre was killed off with Bev Unwin (Susie Blake) returning to tell Ken and Tracy that she died on the day of her 60th birthday party and homecoming. At the 2015 British Soap Awards, she posthumously received the Outstanding Achievement award, which was accepted by her husband.
In 2007, Kirkbride starred in the first episode of You Don't Know You're Born, a genealogy documentary on ITV1. It was revealed she had Irish ancestry in Gort, County Galway.
In 1998, Kirkbride ran away on This Is Your Life. In 2013, Kirkbride completed a documentary entitled Deirdre & Me, a 60-minute special to celebrate her 40th year of playing Deirdre. She also completed a documentary in 2001 also entitled Deirdre & Me. Her late father Jack Kirkbride also gave an interview in the documentary in 2001.
In 1993, Kirkbride was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She spoke to the British press about her bout of depression following the diagnosis. She was cured within a year of being diagnosed.
She married former actor David Beckett in 1992. They met on the set of Coronation Street, when Beckett joined the cast as her character Deirdre's boyfriend.
Kirkbride was noticed by casting directors for the British soap opera Coronation Street when she acted in a Jack Rosenthal play, Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. (1972), for Granada Television. She played the bit part of Deirdre Hunt in Coronation Street from November 1972. The character's role grew and after further appearances in 1973, Kirkbride signed a contract with the serial in 1974. From then on, the character of Deirdre Barlow became infamous for her very large spectacles and her husky voice (a result of Kirkbride's own chain smoking).
Anne Kirkbride (21 June 1954 – 19 January 2015) was an English actress, known for her long-running role as Deirdre Barlow in the ITV soap Coronation Street, which she played for 42 years from 1972 to 2014. For this role, she posthumously received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2015 British Soap Awards.
