Rula Lenska
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Rula Lenska (born Róża Maria Leopoldyna Łubieńska, 30 September 1947) is a British actress. She has mostly appeared in British stage and television productions, but is known in the United States for a series of commercials for Alberto VO5 hairspray in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her first husband was actor Brian Deacon (his first wife, 1977–1987) and her second husband was actor Dennis Waterman (his third wife, 1987–1998). In recent years, she has become known for her role as Claudia Colby in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2009–2011, 2018–present). In 2002, she appeared as Krystal in four episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
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Born | (1947-09-30) 30 September 1947 (age 76) St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1965–present |
Spouse(s) | Brian Deacon (m. 1977; div. 1987) |
Children | 1 |
Lenska was born in the village of Diddington, near St Neots, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, The East of England. She is of Polish descent.