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Is one of ten Coronation Street (1960) actors to win the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Soap Awards. The others are William Roache, Barbara Knox, Johnny Briggs, Elizabeth Dawn, Betty Driver, William Tarmey, Anne Kirkbride, Sue Nicholls and David Neilson.

Is just eight years younger than Sue Nicholls, who plays her mother on Coronation Street (1960).

Married long-term partner, head teacher Trevor Dawson, at St James' Church in Picadilly, London wearing a unique silver wedding dress. Worth walked herself down the aisle and the reception was held at The Ritz. Her Coronation Street (1960) co-stars Sue Nicholls, Ben Price, Jack P. Shepherd, Jane Danson, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor, David Neilson, Shobna Gulati, Jennie McAlpine, Alison King, Antony Cotton, Ryan Thomas and Michelle Collins were in attendance.

Her mother, Gladys Wigglesworth (née Nicholls), died in 1971 aged 49 after being involved in a hit-and-run incident.

Has an older brother, Neville Wigglesworth (b. 1946).

Her Coronation Street (1960) character Gail Rodwell is a mother and a grandmother, whereas Worth has no children in real life.

Her Coronation Street (1960) Gail Tilsley became the fifth woman on the soap opera to give birth. Gail had a son Nick (played originally by Warren Jackson and later Ben Price), born on December 31, 1980, a daughter Sarah-Louise (played originally by Lynsay King and later Tina O'Brien), born on February 2, 1987, and a son David (played originally by Thomas Ormson and later Jack P. Shepherd), born on December 25, 1990.

Attended the wedding of Dame Joan Collins and Percy Gibson.

Moved to London, England at age fifteen to pursue an acting career.

Was presented her Lifetime Achievement Award at The British Soap Awards 2014 (2014) by her former Coronation Street (1960) co-star Brian Capron. Capron's character Richard Hillman was Worth's character Gail Rodwell's husband on the show.

Grew up in Morecambe, Lancashire in her grandmother's boarding house and became fascinated by the music hall stars that stayed there.

Has played her first grandmother role on-screen at age 49 on Coronation Street (1960).

She is a patron of the Born Free Foundation, an international wildlife charity working through the world to stop individual wild animal suffering and the protect threatened species in the wild. She appeared on television fronting campaigns and joined them at the House of Commons in 2006, to speak about the changes to the Animal Welfare Bill and campaign for the retirement of Anne, the United Kingdom's last remaining circus elephant. She is also a supporter of the charity ActionAid and has visited Sierra Leone in support of its work there.

Her tv debut was in Z Cars.

Is one of thirteen Coronation Street (1960) actresses who despite their characters giving birth on the show have never become mothers in real life. The others are Doreen Keogh, Anne Kirkbride, Caroline Milmoe, Naomi Radcliffe, Angela Lonsdale, Vicky Binns, Georgia May Foote, Natalie Gumede, Ellie Leach, Nicola Thorp, Sally Carman and Channique Sterling-Brown.

She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Platinum Honours List for her services to Drama. She is an actress in London, England.

She trained at Corona Academy (now Corona Theatre School), founded by Rona Knight.

Her first television role was on the crime drama series Z Cars (1962) at age 10.

At age 12, she was into the cast of "The Sound of Music" in London's West End.

After finishing her schooling, she went straight into a repertory company.

Born in Leeds her family moved to Morecambe when she was 2 then to London when he was15.