Josephine Caroline Gertrude Mary Faith Harber (29 June 1914 -- 30 June 1990), better known as Lynne Carol, was a Welsh born (but usually described as English) actress best known for playing busybody Martha Longhurst in the soap opera Coronation Street from the second episode in 1960 until the character was killed off in 1964.
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Lynne Carol Martha Longhurst