Elizabeth Estensen

Elizabeth Estensen
Born	(1949-08-10) 10 August 1949 Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1974–present
Known for	Portaying Diane Sugden in Emmerdale, Carol Boswell in The Liver Birds, and Pam Middleton in Coronation Street
Spouse	Philip Allen ​ (m. 1983)​
Children	1

Elizabeth Estensen (born 10 August 1949 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham) is an English actress, mainly known for work in the popular television series The Liver Birds and Emmerdale. Her surname comes from her Norwegian grandfather.

Career

Estensen played Susan in the film version of Willy Russell's play Our Day Out with Alun Armstrong. She rose to prominence in the 1970s, playing Bert's girlfriend in the Willy Russell musical John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool transferring to the West End in 1974. She then appeared on television as Carol Boswell in five series of The Liver Birds, from 1975 to 1979.

Estensen took the lead role of T-Bag in the children's television programme Wonders in Letterland (1985), and went on to appear in a total of five series and two Christmas specials before leaving in 1989. She was replaced by Georgina Hale.

Estensen played Pam Middleton in Coronation Street between 1996 and 1998. From 1999 she has played a regular role as Diane Sugden in the soap opera Emmerdale for 20 years.

She married Philip Allen in May 1983. They have one child.

Television roles

Year	Title	Role
1975–1979	The Liver Birds	Carol Boswell
1980	The Adventure Game	Herself
1984	Danger: Marmalade at Work	Wendy Wooley
1985–1989	T-Bag Series	Tallulah-Bag
1993	The Bill	Mrs. Smith
1995-2000	Mike and Angelo	Daphne Fawkes-Bentley
1996–1998	Coronation Street	Pam Middleton
1999–present	Emmerdale	Diane Sugden

External links

• Elizabeth Estensen at IMDb