Anita Carey

Anita Carey
Carey as Vivien March in Doctors
Born
Anita Eileen Carey

(1948-04-16)16 April 1948
Halifax, England
Died19 July 2023(2023-07-19) (aged 75)
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active1971–2018
Television
Spouse
(m. 2002)
Children2
RelativesAnna Wing (mother-in-law)[1]

Anita Eileen Carey (16 April 1948 – 19 July 2023) was an English actress. She appeared in British television programmes from the 1970s, with her first notable appearances including roles in Beryl's Lot, The History of Mr. Polly and The Spoils of War. She then played Joyce Smedley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997. After further appearances in various series, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Vivien March in 2007. She stayed in the role for two years, during which her character was involved in a rape scene that won her the British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance in 2009.[2]

  1. ^ "Profile: Mark Wing-Davey - Zaphod Beeblebrox". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ "History". The British Soap Awards. Retrieved 7 August 2023.