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Wikipedia / Shirin Taylor

Shirin Taylor (born 1951 as Shirin C. Ghadiali) is an English actress, best known for playing Jackie Ingram in the television soap opera Coronation Street from 1990 to 1992 as well as Tina, girlfriend to Robert Lindsay's character in comedy drama Give Us a Break, and Rosa in the sitcom I Woke Up One Morning.

Early life

Born to an Indian father and English mother, Taylor initially trained as a dancer at the Royal Ballet School before studying drama at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Acting career

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1978

Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood

Camper

1 episode

1982

Crown Court

Felicity Coleman

2 episodes

1983

The Cleopatras

Charmiran

3 episodes

1983–84

Give Us a Break

Tina

8 episodes

1984

Shine on Harvey Moon

Nora

1 episode

1984–85

One by One

Miss Seski

1 episode

1985

Crossroads

Sue Kirk

TBC

1985–86

I Woke Up One Morning

Rosa

9 episodes

1986

Boon

Elena Saladin

1 episode

1987

Dramarama

Barba

1 episode

Doctor Who: Dragonfire

Customer

2 episodes

1988

Bust

Sally McLaren

6 episodes

1989

Casualty: A Grand in the Hand

Helen Masters

1 episode

1989–2004

The Bill

various characters

7 episodes

1990

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Lillian Hatton

3 episodes

1990–92

Coronation Street

Jackie Ingram

75 episodes

1995

A Touch of Frost

Helen Cartwright

1 episode

1998

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Conchita Flintoff

1 episode

London's Burning

Mrs. Danvers

1 episode

1999

Holby City

Eileen Hindell

1 episode

2001

Night & Day

Roxanne's Boss

3 episode

Doctors

Gillian Ashcroft

1 episode

Theatre work

On stage, Taylor made her West End debut in Educating Rita, first as understudy to star Julie Walters and then taking over the role of the leading lady.

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