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Judith Barker
Born (1943-06-22) 22 June 1943 (age 80)
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 1964–present
Television

Judith Barker (born 22 June 1943) is an English actress, best known for her role in Coronation Street as the upwardly mobile homewrecker Janet Reid, which she played between 1969 and 1977. She has been married to Kenneth Alan Taylor since 1964.

Since her departure from Coronation Street, Barker has mostly been a character actress in television dramas, such as the 1984 Channel 4 series Scully in which she played the teacher Mrs Heath, an exception being her role in Brookside, playing the role of Audrey Manners during 1995. She appeared in the first series of Waterloo Road as Estelle Cooper, and had a small role in the film Miss Potter. It was reported that she declined the premiere for the movie with Renee Zellweger to teach drama at her local school, Saddleworth Drama Centre in Oldham.

Barker reappeared in Waterloo Road in series 10, playing a different character, Grace.

In 2012, she appeared in the second series of Scott & Bailey as Dorothy Parsons, the mother of Lesley Sharp's character DC Janet Scott. From 2019 to 2020, she appeared as Agatha Finn in Emmerdale. Barker also runs her own drama classes at Springhead Congregational Church, along with choreographer Adele Parry and musical director Dave Bintley. - Saddleworth Drama Centre. Recent achievements have seen her classes performing at the Oldham Coliseum Theatre.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1965 Coronation Street Babs Minor role
1967 Turn Out the Lights Ann Sankey 1 episode
1968 Crossroads Constance Dory 5 episodes
1969, 1971, 1973–1975, 1977 Coronation Street Janet Reid Regular role; 71 episodes
1983–1984 Brookside Eileen Salter Minor role
1984 Scully Mrs Heath Main role; 5 episodes
1985–1986 The Practice Pauline Kent Series regular; 46 episodes
1995 Brookside Audrey Manners Main role
2003 Hollyoaks Lillian Hunter 4 episodes
2006 Waterloo Road Estelle Cooper 8 episodes
Miss Potter Hilda Film
2010 Shameless Florence 1 episode
2012–2016 Scott & Bailey Dorothy Parsons Recurring role; 19 episodes
2014 Birds of a Feather Sadie 1 episode
Waterloo Road Grace 4 episodes
2016 Rovers Francis All 6 episodes
2017 Peter Kay's Car Share Lady on Bus 1 episode
2019–2020 Emmerdale Agatha Finn Recurring role; 16 episodes
2020 Warren Sheila 3 episodes
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