Hearing-impaired actress Ali Briggs made irregular appearances on Coronation Street as Emily Bishop's niece Freda Burgess between August 2005 and September 2021.
The character was the brainchild of writer Debbie Oates and the positive impression gained by the scripts and Ali’s confident performance (coupled with great comic scenes involving Norris Cole) won Ali and the programme a Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR) People Of The Year award for the "best portrayal of the lives and viewpoints of disabled people on television".
She has also appeared in The Alphabet Soup Show.