Eileen Grimshaw

Eileen Grimshaw
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Sue Cleaver
Duration	2000–present
First appearance	Episode 4815 3 May 2000
Classification	Present; regular
Introduced by	Jane MacNaught
Book appearances	Coronation Street: The Complete Saga
Spin-off appearances	East Street (2010)
In-universe information Other names Eileen Phelan Occupation Switch operator Father Colin Grimshaw Half-sisters Julie Carp Husband Pat Phelan (2017–2018) Sons Jason Grimshaw Todd Grimshaw Stepdaughters Nicola Rubinstein (2017–2018) Grandsons Billy Platt Other relatives Elsie Tanner Linda Cheveski Dennis Tanner Paul Cheveski

Eileen Grimshaw (also Phelan) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Portrayed by Sue Cleaver, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 3 May 2000. Her storylines have often included her relationships with Dennis Stringer (Charles Dale), Ed Jackson (Chris Walker), Pat Stanaway (Sean Hughes), Jerry Morton (Michael Starke), Jesse Chadwick (John Thomson), Paul Kershaw (Tony Hirst), Adrian Mortimer (Mark Moraghan) and Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis), as well as her marriage to serial criminal mastermind Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre).

The character also appeared in the mini-episode crossover between Coronation Street and rival soap EastEnders entitled East Street screened on 19 November 2010 in aid of children's charity Children In Need. In 2011, it was revealed that she and half-sister Julie Carp (Katy Cavanagh) were related to Coronation Street icon, Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), as Elsie's first cousin, Arnley Grimshaw, was their paternal grandfather. In 2018, Cleaver took a temporary break from the show.^[1]