Pat Phoenix

About

Best remembered for her portrayal of Elsie Tanner on the British soap opera Coronation Street, a role she played for 21 years.

Before Fame

She appeared on the radio in Children's Hour when she was 11 years old.

Trivia

With her role on Coronation Street, she became one of the first sex symbols on British television.

Family Life

She is the daughter of Anna Maria Josephine and Thomas Manfield.

Associated With

Through her marriage to Tony Booth in 1986, she became mother-in-law to Tony Blair.