Irene Sutcliffe(1924-2019)
- Actress
- Soundtrack
After training at LAMDA, Irene traveled widely with the Bristol Old Vic
Company, including Europe, America and the Middle East. She worked in
rep at Liverpool, Leatherhead, Worthing and Wolverhampton and did
seasons at Stratford-on-Avon and Chichester and toured with a
Shakespearean Company. She worked with
Laurence Olivier's company and appeared
in Olivier's film version of "Richard the Third". In addition, she
worked extensively on the West End stage, including a year in "The
Mousetrap", and acted in numerous radio and television plays before
joining
Coronation Street (1960) in
1968.
