Sadie Shimmin (born 1957 in Dartford, Kent) appeared on Coronation Street in November 2008 as Tilly Eaves - an acquaintance of Hayley Cropper. The pair had met whilst working together on building an orphanage in Mozambique. She returned to the programme as Nessa Warner - the sister of Cathy Matthews - from October 2015 to January 2016, and again in December of the same year.
Her other TV and film credits include roles in Black-Adder II, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Bramwell, Silent Witness, EastEnders, Wire in the Blood, William and Mary, Alibi, Doctors, Down to Earth, Waking the Dead, Judge John Deed, Casualty, The Bill, Harley Street, Wallander, Upstairs Downstairs, Whitechapel, Silk, Holby City and Mr Selfridge.