Anita Carey

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.

Known For

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Miss Rawlinson

Midsomer Murders

as Barbara Flux

NOVA

as Joey's Mother

Still Crazy

as Tax Woman

Coronation Street

as Brenda Summers

Coronation Street

as Joyce Smedley

The Last Witness

as Joan Caldercott

Doctors

as Vivien March

Last of the Summer Wine

as Mavis

Ordeal by Innocence

as Martha Jessup