Anne Foster

Anne Foster
Coronation Street character
Portrayed byGwen Taylor
Duration2011–2012
First appearanceEpisode 7683
4 September 2011
Last appearanceEpisode 7826
19 March 2012
ClassificationFormer; recurring
Introduced byPhil Collinson
In-universe information
OccupationBusinesswoman
Office assistant
HusbandSam Foster (until 2012)
SonsFrank Foster

Anne Foster is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Gwen Taylor. Anne is the mother of Frank Foster (Andrew Lancel) and wife of Sam Foster (Paul Clayton). The character and casting was announced on 4 August 2011. Taylor revealed she had found her first day on set "terrifying", but she quickly settled in. A reporter for the Western Mail branded Anne a "pompous matriarch". Taylor said that after being revealed as Frank's killer, she fears that she will be hated in real life. She also admitted that she only knew the identity of Frank's killer when Lancel revealed it to her during filming and added that she loved filming her scenes as Anne. Taylor made her first appearance as Anne on 4 September 2011. She made her last appearance on 19 March 2012.