Angela Crow

Angela Crow (born 13 December 1935) is an English television actress, best known for her appearance in the early days of British soap opera Coronation Street, as factory worker Doreen Lostock, between 1961 and 1963.

Angela Crow
Born13 December 1935 (1935-12-13) (age 84)[1]
Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1956–2005

Early life

Crow trained at RADA, and after her graduation toured in companies appearing in provincial theatres, as well as the Edinburgh Festival.

Career

Early career

Crow's first television appearance was in Rheingold Theatre, in 1956. She also appeared in various other television programmes, such as Hancock's Half Hour, BBC Sunday Night Theatre and a 1960 adaption of the Charles Dickens novel, Barnaby Rudge.

Coronation Street

In 1960, Crow was cast as ditzy factory worker Doreen Lostock in the newly-commissioned ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Crow appeared for two years from 1961, but was absent for most of 1962 due to the Equity Actor's Strike. The character reappeared in June of that year, before departing for good in October. During her tenure, her character had a relationship with Billy Walker (Ken Farrington), son of popular long-standing character Annie (Doris Speed).

The character of Doreen had a particularly good friendship with fellow factory worker Sheila Birtles (Eileen Mayers). This friendship proved popular with the public, and served as a basis for the friendships of future young characters.

Forty-nine years later, crow appeared in the 2012 documentary The Corrie Years to discuss her experience on the show.

Later career

After leaving Coronation Street, Crow has appeared in various popular television shows. One of which was the Street spin-off, Pardon the Expression, in which Crow played shop assistant Miss Clapper. Ironically, the character worked under Arthur Lowe's character Leonard Swindley, who had been the boss of Crow's character when she was on Coronation Street.

Other appearances include Dixon of Dock Green, Last of the Summer Wine, Love Thy Neighbour, Grange Hill and Heartbeat.

Selected filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1957Hancock's Half HourHousemaid
1958, 1959BBC Sunday Night TheatreDoll Simmons
Patricia Smith
1960Barnaby RudgeBetsy6 episodes
1961-1963Coronation StreetDoreen LostockRegular role; 147 episodes
1966Pardon the ExpressionMiss Clapper
1971Dixon of Dock GreenJune Green
1973, 1975, 1976Crown CourtRachel Mackintosh
Ethel Flynn
Jane Page		3 episodes
2 episodes
1 episode
1975Last of the Summer WineGloria
1974-1975Love Thy NeighbourSheila Garside2 episodes
1988-1990Grange HillMrs. BirtlesRecurring role, 8 episodes
1995, 2002HeartbeatLily Conway
Rose Protheroe
1996CasualtyJean Chesham
2005The RoyalMabel
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References
  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189523/?ref_=nv_sr_2
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189523/?ref_=nv_sr_2
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