Annie Tyson

Annie Tyson played Jean Meredith, a mother who sought Councillor Deirdre Barlow’s help in August 1987 in Coronation Street.

Her other credits include Brookside (and its spin-off Damon and Debbie), Casualty, Juliet Bravo and A Touch of Frost.

Annie Tyson holds a BA honours in acting and has played parts in repertory and the West End as well as radio and film. She was co-founder of the Mother's Ruin Theatre Company and a founder member of the award-winning musical theatre company Direct Current.

She now combines acting with teaching and directing and is an instructor at the Drama Centre in London. She has also been involved with an international research project into actor training in Europe, working in Portugal and Paris.