Amy Barlow

Amy Barlow
Coronation Street character
Elle Mulvaney as Amy Barlow (2015)
Portrayed by	Holly Bowyer (2004) Rebecca Pike (2004–2005) Amber Chadwick (2004, 2006–2010) Louisa Morris (2005) Rachel and Sarah Corker (2005) Madison Hampson (2005–2006) Elle Mulvaney (2010–present)
Duration	2004–present
First appearance	Episode 6607 9 February 2004
Classification	Present; regular
Introduced by	Kieran Roberts
Spin-off appearances	Coronation Street: Text Santa Special (2015)
In-universe information Other names Patience Cropper Amy McDonald Father Steve McDonald Mother Tracy Barlow Stepmother Karen McDonald Becky McDonald Michelle Connor Half-brothers Ruairi McDonald Oliver Battersby Half-sisters Emma Brooker Grandfathers Jim McDonald Ray Langton Ken Barlow (adoptive) Grandmothers Liz McDonald Deirdre Barlow Uncles Andy McDonald Lawrence Cunningham (adoptive) Peter Barlow (adoptive) Daniel Osbourne (adoptive) First cousins James Cunningham (adoptive) Adam Barlow (adoptive) Simon Barlow (adoptive) Bertie Osbourne (adoptive) Other relatives Blanche Hunt

Amy Barlow (also Patience Cropper and Amy McDonald) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Elle Mulvaney. She was born on screen during the episode broadcast on 9 February 2004. To date, the character has been portrayed by eight child actors; Holly Bowyer, Rebecca Pike, Louisa Morris, Rachel and Sarah Corker, Madison Hampson, Amber Chadwick and Elle Mulvaney, making her the most recast character in Coronation Street. Although Amy's surname has stayed Barlow, Chadwick was credited as Amy McDonald for three episodes from 2009 to 2010.^[1]

Amy is the daughter of Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) and Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), granddaughter of Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride), Ray Langton (Neville Buswell), Ken Barlow (William Roache), Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) and Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson) and the cousin of Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) and Adam Barlow (Iain De Caestecker; Sam Robertson). Amy's storylines have included: her mother's selling her to Roy Cropper (David Neilson), who was presumed to be the father of Amy, and his wife, Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh); her becoming lactose intolerant and purposefully making herself ill so that her parents would be nice to each other; her losing her great-grandmother Blanche Hunt (Maggie Jones) and grandmother Deirdre; Amy being stuck in Victoria Court flats when a fire was accidentally started by Tracy, Amy falling pregnant at the age of 14 by gang leader Tyler Jefferies (Will Barnett), and having a secret abortion without telling her parents. Later storylines involve a relationship with Jacob Hay (Jack James Ryan).