Remember These British Soap Opera Stars? See What They Are Up To Now
Barbara Knox – Rita Tanner, Coronation Street
Career longevity is not guaranteed in the entertainment industry at all, but Barbara Knox’s career proves that it is attainable. Making her Coronation Street debut in 1964 as an aspiring singer and newsstand co-owner, Rita Tanner played her for decades, starring in over 3,000 episodes and specials.
In 2020, she and the soap opera’s crew celebrated the program’s 60th anniversary. The 87-year-old MBE also witnessed Coronation Street retain its Guinness World Records certificate as the world’s longest-running TV soap opera. It first aired in December of 1960 on ITV.
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