Lynda Baron

Lynda Baron (Born 24th March 1939) is an English actress of television success. During her career she has appeared in hit tv shows such as Doctor Who, Last Of The Summer Wine and Fat Friends. She is best known however for her role as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the classic sitcom Open All Hours a role she played for 9 years from 1976 - 1985 and reprising the role again for Still Open All Hours in 2013 which she is still playing now.

From 1993 to 1997 she entertained a much younger audience in the BBC Childrens Programme Come Outside.

Lynda's time in Weatherfield occured in 1997 when she was cast in the role of Renee Turnbull, a woman who signed up to Alec Gilroy's Golden Years Agency, a role she played for 2 episodes.

In 2010 Lynda would make a welcome return to Weatherfield when she was cast the BBC4 drama The Road to Coronation Street as Corrie legend Violet Carson.