Pat Dunn appeared on Coronation Street in November 1998 as Pat Barnes, mother of the late Des and in attendance at her son's funeral.
Her other credits include roles in Emmerdale, Tilly Trotter, The Bill, 55 Degrees North, Steel River Blues, Vera, Hebburn, Doctors and the 2012 film Frank. On stage she has appeared in productions of Dirty Dusting and Lucky Numbers.