Eileen Derbyshire, MBE (born 6 October 1931) is an English retired actress, best known for her role as Emily Bishop in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She played the character for 55 years from January 1961 to January 2016 (with a brief cameo in October 2019), making her the longest-serving female cast member in a British TV soap opera. She is the mother of sports journalist Oliver Holt. She was appointed an MBE in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours list for her long acting career.
EileenDerbyshire, MBE (born 6 October 1931) is an English retired actress, best known for her role as Emily Bishop in the long-running ITV soap opera...
character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Portrayed by EileenDerbyshire, the character is the longest-standing female character in the serial...
2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List alongside her co-star and friend EileenDerbyshire. Knox was born Barbara Brothwood in Oldham, Lancashire. Knox was an...
Kingdom. He is the son of Thomas Holt and Coronation Street actress EileenDerbyshire. He attended the King's School, Macclesfield from 1977 to 1984. He...
Haberfield) being in a storyline about homosexuality, Emily Nugent (EileenDerbyshire) having an out-of-wedlock child, and introducing a black family, but...
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cats. Bryant was close friends with fellow Coronation Street actress EileenDerbyshire. Bryant's funeral was held at Manchester Crematorium on 11 January...
using it to unsuccessfully murder Norris' roommate Emily Bishop (EileenDerbyshire) as part of his plan to extract her house as a result of his equity...
the culprit, Gail realises that it is him. Luckily, Emily Bishop (EileenDerbyshire) sees him go in, her suspicions aroused, and the police are called...
about Rita staying with him. It is then fellow occupant Emily Nugent (EileenDerbyshire) calls on Dennis about panto rehearsals and is shocked to see Rita...
absence. Ashley spends the night with Kelly at No.1. Emily Bishop (EileenDerbyshire) sees Ashley leaving No.1 in the morning and realises that he spent...
Church, Shipley, attended by relatives and close friends, including EileenDerbyshire. Following the private ceremony, Mosley was cremated at Nab Wood Crematorium...
and Lowe agreed to reprise his role, returning in June along with EileenDerbyshire. Upon hearing of Lowe's decision to quit the series in 1965, ITV bosses...
Eddie Yeats (Geoffrey Hughes), whilst lodging with Emily Bishop (EileenDerbyshire), and later Jack (William Tarmey) and Vera Duckworth (Elizabeth Dawn)...
was not explained in the story. A few weeks later, Emily Bishop (EileenDerbyshire) commented to Jed Stone (Kenneth Cope) that the local pub had "recently"...
have sex. They soon begin a relationship and stay at Emily Bishop's (EileenDerbyshire) house for a while until they find a place of their own. Toyah gets...
upon learning of his death, she was said to be "devastated". Co-star EileenDerbyshire, who played Emily Bishop in the series, stated she would remember...
and many turn up to pay their respects to her. While Emily Bishop (EileenDerbyshire) is reading a poem, Ken snaps at Tracy. In March 2017, Ken reveals...
divorced his Dutch wife a few years before. He stayed with Emily Bishop (EileenDerbyshire) and Tracy softened towards her birth father Ray. He attended Ken...
the kidnapping of his friend's baby, used the word to Emily Nugent (EileenDerbyshire) and immediately apologised. Those days have gone forever.": 69 The...
believing that Rita is out at a friend's, Norris and Emily Bishop (EileenDerbyshire) raise the alarm and Rita is eventually rescued. In 2019, Norris announces...
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