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Anne Reid Anne Reid, MBE (born 28 May 1935) is an English stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street (1961–71); Jean in the sitcom Dinnerladies (1998–2000); and her BAFTA-nominated role as Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax (2012–present). She won the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year for the film The Mother (2003).
Susan Barlow Susan Ida Barlow (also Baldwin) was a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. She made her debut screen appearance on 5 April 1965. Susan has been portrayed by four actresses since her introduction. Katie Heannau was the first actress to the character. Wendy Jane Walker took over the role for two years from 1970. When the character returned in 1979, Suzy Patterson was recast in the role. She remained with the show until 1981, in 1985 Walker reprised the role until 1987. In 2001, Susan returned with Joanna Foster in the role for a month until the character was killed-off.