Coronation Street's Anita Carey dies 13 years on from breast cancer diagnosis
dailyrecord.co.ukAnita Carey has died at the age of 75, 13 years on from being diagnosed with breast cancerThe actress was best known for starring in Coronation Street and Doctors.After leaving the British soaps behind, Anita continued to work on stage and appear on TV shows in the United States following the diagnosis over a decade ago.In Corrie, she played Joyce Smedley between 1996 and 1997 and starred in BBC's Doctors from 2007, winning an award for her portrayal of receptionist Vivien March in the BBC soap opera in 2009.The mum-of-two appeared in mostly TV comedies until her soap debut in 1978 on Corrie, taking on the role of Brenda Summers, a victim of domestic violence, who was befriended by Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire).Her stint was only brief but she then returned to the soap a decade later as Joyce Smedley, mum of Gaynor Faye's character Judy Mallett.
Despite enjoying several storylines during her second stunt on the long-running soap, Anita's character departed Weatherfield during then new Coronation Street producer Brian Park's brutal casting cull.
In May 2007, she made her debut in Doctors as receptionist Vivien March and her role as a character dealing with the trauma of being raped by a burglar earned the actress the British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance at the 2009 British Soap Awards.
Anita reportedly passed away on July 19, but the news has just been announced.Many fans flocked to Twitter to pay tribute to the star.One fan wrote: "Really sad to read about the death of Anita Carey.
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