Kathleen Mary Margaret Bryant, known professionally as Margot Bryant, was an English stage and television actress best known for playing Minnie Caldwell in the soap opera Coronation Street from its inception in 1960 until her departure in 1976.
13 Facts About Margot Bryant
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Margot Bryant moved to London with her parents on completing her education.
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Margot Bryant appeared in a number of films, such as The Cure for Love and Beat Girl in 1960.
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Margot Bryant appeared in a West End role, as Lucy in Gay's the Word at the Saville Theatre.
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Margot Bryant toured in My Mother Said and later appeared in the show's television production.
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Margot Bryant appeared in The Bell Family and in films I Get Myself Arrested and The Large Rope.
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Margot Bryant never returned to the programme and her character had died off-screen by 2008, when returning former character Jed Stone was seen visiting Minnie's grave.
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Margot Bryant was a dedicated performer, always insisting on high standards of professionalism and good manners.
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Margot Bryant was later distressed by her difficulty to remember her lines as her health deteriorated.
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Margot Bryant was later diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and admitted to Cheadle Royal Hospital in Heald Green, where she remained as an in-patient until her death on New Year's Day 1988.
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Margot Bryant never married or had children, but had a love of cats.
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Margot Bryant was close friends with fellow Coronation Street actress Eileen Derbyshire.
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Margot Bryant's funeral was held at Manchester Crematorium on 11 January 1988, attended by members of the Coronation Street cast, including Thelma Barlow, Eileen Derbyshire, Julie Goodyear, Barbara Knox and William Roache.