Kristine Howarth appeared in Coronation Street in November 1974 as social worker Norah Houston.
Her other television credits include roles in Dixon of Dock Green, Compact, Emergency-Ward 10, United!, Take Three Girls, Z Cars, Softly Softly: Task Force, The Onedin Line, Testament of Youth, Play for Today, Angels, All Creatures Great and Small and Campion.
Film roles include Juggernaut, Hanover Street and Dracula.
On stage, she was part of a Coventry rep company with Ian McKellen.
