Shirley Margaret Dixon (born 19th June 1933 in Manchester) appeared on Coronation Street in October 1982 as Joyce Lomax, a wealthy widow and old friend of Annie Walker.
She graduated from RADA in 1955.
Her other television credits include roles in Z Cars, Crossroads, The Regiment, Within These Walls, The Swish of the Curtain, Bognor, Break in the Sun, Flesh and Blood, Angels, The December Rose, Andy Capp, High Street Blues, The Manageress, EastEnders, Peak Practice, Holby City, Doctors, Emmerdale and Code of a Killer.
Film roles include Claudia, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Babel, United and Bridget Jones's Baby.
On radio, she was heard include a regular role in The Dales as Jenny Dale in the late 1960s, Saturday-Night Theatre, Story Time, No Cloak - No Dagger, Afternoon Theatre, The Monday Play, Thirty-Minute Theatre, Drama Now, Waggoners' Walk, the Winston comedy serials, Classic Serial and the Thursday Afternoon Play.