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Elizabeth Dawn MBE (better known as Liz Dawn, born Sylvia Butterfield on November 8, 1938 in Leeds, England), is an English actress, best known for her role as Vera Duckworth in the long running British soap opera, Coronation Street. First starting on the serial in 1974, she had more of a recurring role as a factory worker until her husband, Jack, (played by William Tarmey) first appeared in 1979 and later for a more concrete role in 1983.

Dawn started her showbusiness career as a nightclub singer. By the late 1960s Dawn had ventured in acting, often taking small parts in television programmes as well as advertisements. During the 1970s she appeared in a variety of programmes including All Creatures Great and Small and Colin Welland's play Leeds United.

In January 1990, Dawn was featured on This is Your Life.

Dawn published her autobiography Vera Duckworth – My Story in 1993[1]

In 2000, Dawn was chosen as the Lady Mayoress of Leeds[2] and was awarded an MBE in October of that year for her services to charity, having helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for hospitals in the Manchester and Leeds area.[3]

In mid-2004, Dawn was diagnosed with the incurable lung disease emphysema.[4] On 22 July 2007, Granada Television (makers of Coronation Street) announced that Dawn was to be written out - at her own request - before Christmas, due to further complications with emphysema. On 18 January 2008, Vera Duckworth died in her sleep, Bill Tarmey will continue to be a part of the cast of Coronation Street.

Vera (Vee) Duckworth was a very funny person on coronation street she always made everybody laugh she will be missed she has now left coronation street to be with her family because she has lung cancer and she wants to spend it with her family that she loves she made me cry tonight for her role when she passed away she was very lovely and kind everybody will miss her


All the best Elizabeth(Liz)Dawn you are amazing


lots of love from your biggest fan Jason Alexander Renwick my address is 25 High Street Maryport Cumbria England CA156BQ.

Please send me a letter because you were my rock when you 1st started on corrie and i will miss you now that you have left the soap. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

  1. ^ Profile at What's on TV URL accessed 2007-11-12
  2. ^ BBC Profile URL accessed:2007-11-12
  3. ^ BBC News - Street star receives MBE. URL accessed 2007-05-25.
  4. ^ BBC News - Corrie star battles lung disease. URL accessed 2007-05-10.
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