Corinne Ann Hollingworth was born on 25 May 1952 and is a British television producer and executive, best known for her contributions to British soap operas, including BBC's EastEnders and five's Family Affairs.
13 Facts About Corinne Hollingworth
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Corinne Hollingworth attended the Sherwood Hall School for Girls in Mansfield, a grammar-technical school.
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In 1980 Corinne Hollingworth worked as an assistant floor manager on the BBC's televised adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
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Corinne Hollingworth gradually worked her way up the BBC ladder, she was Production Manager or 1st Assistant Director on a number of Doctor Who series produced by John Nathan-Turner.
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Corinne Hollingworth began producing for the BBC in the latter part of 1989, contributing to the BBC soap opera EastEnders initially as a production associate and later as an associate producer, under then producer Mike Gibbon.
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Corinne Hollingworth later became co-producer, with Richard Bramall, under new executive producer, Michael Ferguson in 1990.
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Corinne Hollingworth was brought in to turn the soap around following declining ratings and heavy media criticism, but despite adding a million viewers the soap was eventually axed by the BBC controller, Alan Yentob, in 1993.
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Corinne Hollingworth went on to produce for the popular medical drama Casualty, pushing up viewing figures to almost 18 million by switching the focus to the love lives of the characters.
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Corinne Hollingworth revealed that he nearly quit the role in protest, but decided to remain when he discovered that Hollingworth was leaving the show in 1996.
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Corinne Hollingworth left the BBC in 1996 to become the controller of drama for Britain's fifth terrestrial channel, five.
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Corinne Hollingworth's defection was one of several high-level "poachings" from the BBC by Dawn Airey, Channel 5's director of programmes.
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Corinne Hollingworth left five in 2003 and in 2004 she moved to ITV to become the Head of Continuing Series, taking over from Antony Wood.
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Corinne Hollingworth's remit covered a wide range of shows including soaps and returning series such as Bad Girls, Footballers Wives, Taggart, Where the Heart Is, Fat Friends, The Bill, Heartbeat and The Royal.