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Ruth Holden(1929-2001)

  • Actress
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Ruth Holden in All Creatures Great & Small (1978)
Ruth Holden was born on 9 February 1929 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Doctor in the House (1969) and The Truth About Pyecraft (1959). She died on 29 November 2001 in Manchester, England, UK.
BornFebruary 9, 1929
DiedNovember 29, 2001(72)
BornFebruary 9, 1929
DiedNovember 29, 2001(72)
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Known for

Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
  • Vera Lomax
Ernest Clark, Geoffrey Davies, and Robin Nedwell in Doctor in the House (1969)
Doctor in the House
7.4
TV Series
  • Sister
The Truth About Pyecraft
TV Movie
  • Mrs. Arbuthnot
  • 1959
Coronation Street: First Dry Run
TV Movie
  • Ida Barlow
  • 1960

Credits

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Actress

  • Sarah Lancashire in Birthday Girl (2002)
    Birthday Girl
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Doreen Jones
    • 2002
  • Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, and Brian Wilde in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
    Last of the Summer Wine
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Laundress
    • May
    • 1988–2001
  • Lost for Words (1999)
    Lost for Words
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Elliot
    • 1999
  • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
    Heartbeat
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Great Aunt Lil
    • 1997
  • Tom Baker and Sue Johnston in Medics (1990)
    Medics
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Eve Dawson
    • 1994
  • Bryan Dick in Earthfasts (1994)
    Earthfasts
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Eileen Watson
    • 1994
  • Tony Doyle, Tom Georgeson, Neil Pearson, and Siobhan Redmond in Between the Lines (1992)
    Between the Lines
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Old Lady
    • 1993
  • Cracker (1993)
    Cracker
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Lady on Bus
    • 1993
  • Love and Reason (1993)
    Love and Reason
    TV Mini Series
    • Dot Egan
    • 1993
  • Josie (1991)
    Josie
    6.7
    TV Series
    • 1991
  • Screen One (1985)
    Screen One
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Teacher
    • 1991
  • Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater, Robert Hardy, and Christopher Timothy in All Creatures Great & Small (1978)
    All Creatures Great & Small
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Mary Jane Wain
    • Mary-Jane Wain
    • 1988–1990
  • David Jason and Gwen Taylor in A Bit of a Do (1989)
    A Bit of a Do
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mavis Griddle
    • 1989
  • How We Used to Live (1968)
    How We Used to Live
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Bertha Selby
    • Mrs. Beale
    • 1984–1988
  • The Return of the Antelope (1986)
    The Return of the Antelope
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Cook
    • 1986

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 9, 1929
    • Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 29, 2001
    • Manchester, England, UK(undisclosed)

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