Fanny Carby

Fanny Carby (2 February 1925 – 20 September 2002) was a British actress. She had two different roles on Coronation Street: she played Mary Hornigold in 1965, then in 1987 she took the role of Vera Duckworths domineering mother, Amy Burton, a role she played into the following year. Fannys other credits include Street spin-off Pardon the Expression, On The Buses, Sykes, The Bill, In Sickness and in Health and Goodnight Sweetheart.

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