Portrait of Anita Carey

Anita Carey

Acting

Biography

Anita Eileen Carey (16 April 1948 – 19 July 2023) was an English actress. She appeared in British television programmes from the 1970s, with her first notable appearances including roles in Beryl's Lot, The History of Mr. Polly and The Spoils of War. She then played Joyce Smedley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997. After further appearances in various series, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Vivien March in 2007. She stayed in the role for two years, which won her the British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anita Carey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: April 16, 1948

Place of Birth: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK

Filmography

2018
The Last Witness

as Joan Caldercott

2007
Talk to Me

as Pauline

2004
The Murder Room

as Tally Clutton

2002
Rescue Me

as Carol Chatwin

2001
Perfect Strangers

as Siblings' Mother

1998
Still Crazy

as Tax Woman

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Barbara Flux

1995
Band of Gold

as Glennis Minkin

1992
Heartbeat

as Helen Rawlings

1992
Heartbeat

as Babs Crane

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Miss Rawlinson

1986
First Among Equals

as Joyce Gould

1986
Frankie and Johnnie

as Patti Blakeston

1984
Ordeal by Innocence

as Martha Jessup

1980
Juliet Bravo

as Melisande Duffy

1980
Ladies

as Sharon

1978
1978
1977
1977
1976
Ripping Yarns

as Irene Olthwaite

1975
1974
Mutinies

as Lorraine

1974
NOVA

as Joey's Mother

1970
1970
1968
Please Sir!

as Air hostess

1960
Coronation Street

as Brenda Summers

1960
Coronation Street

as Joyce Smedley

1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as Carol Hayward