Eileen Derbyshire

About

Best known for playing Emily Bishop on British soap "Coronation Street."

Before Fame

As a teenager, she appeared in plays on the radio.

Trivia

In 2010, she was honored with the Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services in television.

Family Life

She married Thomas Holt in 1965; they had one son together.

Associated With

She is the godmother of Barbara Knox's daughter Maxine.