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Alice Barry
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Burnley, England
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Alice Barry (born 1946) is an English actress.

Her first regular television role was playing Peggy Hargreaves in Clocking Off. She regularly appeared in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and Bob & Rose, and has had minor roles in Linda Green and The Royal. She has more recently appeared in Shameless as Lillian Tyler, and advertisements for Nutrigrain cake bars. On 9 April 2007 she appeared as a neighbour in Coronation Street, On 3 April 2008 she appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show alongside fellow Shameless star Sean Gilder, who portrayed Paddy Maguire. In October 2013, she reappeared in Coronation Street as Mary Ann Galloway, the fortune teller who made Hayley Cropper's (Julie Hesmondhalgh) dream of visiting the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool come true, even though it was closed for maintenance.

Selected filmography

Year Title Role
2001 Phoenix Nights Series regular
2001 Bob & Rose Beth Armitage
2001–02 Clocking Off Peggy Hargreaves
2002 Having It Off Mrs Needham
2002 Linda Green Barbara
2004 The Royal Patient
2004–2013 Shameless Lillian Tyler
2006 New Street Law Mrs Abel
2007 Coronation Street Mrs Reddish
2007 Chute! Ross' Mum
2008 The Paul O'Grady Show Herself
2009 The Fattest Man in Britain Joyce
2012 Let's Dance for Sport Relief Herself
2013 Coronation Street Mary Ann Galloway
2014–2015, 2016?-present Benidorm Maureen (Maureen may appear in Series 8)
2014 Doctors Mrs Waverly