Margot Bryant

Margot Bryant (? ?, 1897 - 1st January, 1988) was a British actress best known for her 16 year portrayal of eccentric pensioner Minnie Caldwell in Coronation Street. As a young girl she moved to London with her family and became interested in the theatre, appearing in various dramtic productions and musical comedies. Margot appeared in films with Fred Astaire and Oliver Reed before landing the part of Minnie in the Street. She debuted in Episode 2, and altogether appeared in 560 editions of the programme.

Margot suffered severe memory loss in 1976 and had to leave her role on Coronation Street, which was explained in the storyline that Minnie had moved to Derbyshire with her gentleman companion Handel Gartside. Eventually she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and admitted to a mental health hospital in Stockport, where she remained as an in-patient till her death in 1988. Margot had never married.