Anne Kirkbride

Anne Kirkbride (21 June 1954 – 19 January 2015) was an English actress. She was best known for portraying the role of Deirdre Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1972 to 2014.

Anne Kirkbride
Born	(1954-06-21)21 June 1954 Oldham, Lancashire, England
Died	January 19 2015(Aged 60) Manchester, England
Cause of death	Breast cancer
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1971–2014
Spouse(s)	David Beckett (m. 1992–2015, her death)
Parent	Jack Kirkbride

On 19 January 2015, Kirkbride died of breast cancer in a Manchester hospital. She was 60 years old.^[1] Before she died, Kirkbride was planning to go back to Coronation Street, but never had the chance to do so.