Betty Driver's 80-year showbiz career - Pictures
Published Oct 15 2011, 14:30 BST | By Colin Daniels
The soap world lost one of its most legendary stars today as Coronation Street actress Betty Driver passed away at the age of 91.Driver's showbiz career spanned eight decades, with stints in the West End and entertaining troops during the Second World War before she landed her iconic role as Betty Williams in the ITV show in 1969.
Over 2,800 Coronation Street episodes (and countless hotpots) later, Driver died peacefully in hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning, leading to a flood of tributes from her Corrie colleagues.
Click through the gallery below to see the highlight's of Betty Driver's career:
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Betty Driver makes her stage debut at the Manchester Hippodrome
such a legend xxx.
October 22nd 2011 at 4:22pm
Goodnight and godbless xxxx.
October 16th 2011 at 3:14pm
Very sad loss of a great actress and lady.
I took one of the original photographs and did a painting of it as a tribute....hope it shows and is liked.
Ray Guselli
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October 15th 2011 at 10:39pm
Madness to believe she was 91 years young. Remarkable, very much loved Legend :) RIP Betty x.
October 15th 2011 at 9:57pm
rest in peace you beautiful lady xx.
October 15th 2011 at 9:06pm