Trivia

Sister of Duggie Brown.

At the height of her fame, she suffered a heart attack. Ironically, while undergoing subsequent surgery for a replacement heart valve, actor Peter Dudley, who played her on-screen husband, was admitted to the same hospital and pronounced dead following a stroke.

In 2001, Lynne was re-admitted to hospital, once again in serious ill-health, reportedly with heart problems.

Following her departure, Perrie released her biography entitled 'Secrets of the Street', a book which contained candid admission of a string of affairs while married, an alcohol addiction, and the revelation that her son was suffering from the Aids virus. She also appeared in a soft-porn video and became the darling of the chat show circuit before fading into obscurity.

Yorkshire born entertainer who began as a cabaret singer in the tough working-men's clubs of northern England before landing a string of minor roles in established television serials and eventually achieving stardom with a lead in the acclaimed film, Kes (1969).

In 1994, Perrie was written out of the top-rated soap under something of a cloud. She maintained that few plot lines and infrequent appearances had eroded the essence of her character and she had therefore elected to leave the series voluntarily. The UK press, however, speculated that she had been dismissed from the programme due to the effects of cosmetic surgery to her face.

Best known as Ivy Brennan (nee Tilsley), a role she played continuously in Coronation Street (1960) for fifteen years from 1979.

One son, Stephen.

She worked in a stocking factory in 1954.

Married to Derrick Barksby and has a son who's an accountant.

Did 12 concerts as support to the Beatles, and 4 with Sacha Distel.

Took up singing in clubs in Britain, France, Germany, America and South Africa.

Her husband was a grey hound trainer.