Fanny Carby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fanny Carby

British actor

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1925

Place of Birth: Sutton Coldfield, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 20-Sep-2002

Profession: actor, film actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Fanny Carby (2 February 1925 – 20 September 2002) was a British character actress.
She had two different roles on Coronation Street: she played Mary Hornigold in 1965, then in 1987 she took the role of Vera Duckworth's domineering mother, Amy Burton, a role she played into the following year.
Fanny's other credits include Street spin-off Pardon the Expression, On The Buses, Sykes, The Bill, In Sickness and in Health and Goodnight Sweetheart.On stage, she was a founder member of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, and appeared in Oh, What a Lovely War in London and on Broadway; and also in its film version, for director Richard Attenborough.