Liz McDonald

Elizabeth Jayne "Liz" McDonald (also Greenwood and Tomlin) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street. Portrayed by actress Beverley Callard. She made her first appearance on 27 October 1989 until Callard opted to leave and Liz departed on 13 November 1998. Callard reprised the role for a short stint with Liz appearing between 6 October 2000 and 12 January 2001. Callard reprised the role for two separate stints between 19 November and 30 November 2003 and between 13 February and 22 March 2004. She returned on a permanent basis on 22 June 2004. Carllard quit the role once again with Liz's final episode airing on 14 April 2011. Callard reprised the role once again on a permanent basis and Liz returned on 14 October 2013. Liz is fiercely protective of her family and the McDonald name. Her storylines have seen her embark on a series of failed romances, including marriages to Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson) and Vernon Tomlin (Ian Reddington). She has also had many feuds notably with son Steve's (Simon Gregson) wives Karen Philips (Suranne Jones) and Becky Granger (Katherine Kelly). Callard has claimed Liz's unique fashion sense stems from Alec Gilroy (Roy Barraclough) telling her that she could "aerate the space under her chin a bit more" in an episode early on in Liz's time on the Street.