Jeanette Debbie Arnold (born 14th June 1955 in Sunderland) appeared on Coronation Street as Sylvie Hicks between September 1981 and January 1982. She returned to the programme as Weatherfield Arms landlady Carole Evans in November 2012.
Arnold made her television debut in 1976 in Who Do You Do as an impressionist, a talent she inherited from her father Eddie Arnold. Another of her early credits was the BBC comedy The Liver Birds. She is also known for her role as April Branning in EastEnders and including Coronation Street, she has appeared in many other soap operas such as Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.
She was married to the late actor John Challis between 1981 and 1985.