Maudie Edwards

Maudie Edwards
Born	Elizabeth Maud Edwards 16 October 1906(1906-10-16) Neath, Wales, UK
Died	24 March 1991(1991-03-24) (aged 84) London, England, UK
Occupation	Actress

Maudie Edwards (born Elizabeth Maud Edwards, 16 October 1906 – 24 March 1991) was a Welsh actress and singer, now best remembered as a member of the original cast of Coronation Street.

Born in Neath, Edwards had a talent for comedy and formed her own repertory company, The Maudie Edwards Players, who performed in the Palace Theatre, Swansea. In films of the 1940s, she provided a singing voice for stars such as Diana Dors and Margaret Lockwood. She made her first screen appearance in 1936 and her last in 1972. In 1950, she appeared on stage with Frank Sinatra at the London Palladium. She played Elsie Lappin in the first two episodes of Coronation Street (1960).

Filmography

• The Flying Doctor (1936)
• My Learned Friend (1943)
• The Shipbuilders (1943)
• I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945)
• Query (1945)
• Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
• Walking on Air (1946)
• School for Randle (1949)
• Girdle of Gold (1952)
• Take a Powder (1953)
• The Strange World of Planet X (TV series 1956)
• The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV series 1956)
• Life at Stake (1957)
• The Ugly Duckling (1959)
• Coronation Street (TV series 1960)
• The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series 1961)
• The Clue of the New Pin (1961)
• Only Two Can Play (1962)
• Dixon of Dock Green (TV series 1962)
• Band of Thieves (1963)
• Under Milk Wood (1972)
• Burke & Hare (1972)

External links

• Maudie Edwards at the Internet Movie Database
• Catalogue of Maudie Edwards Archive held at V&A