Shirin Taylor
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Shirin Taylor (born 1951 as Shirin C. Ghadiali) is an English actress, best known for playing Jackie Ingram in the television soap opera Coronation Street from 1990 to 1992 as well as Tina, girlfriend to Robert Lindsay's character in comedy drama Give Us a Break, and Rosa in the sitcom I Woke Up One Morning.
Early life
Born to an Indian father and English mother, Taylor initially trained as a dancer at the Royal Ballet School before studying drama at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Acting career
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood | Camper | 1 episode |
| 1982 | Crown Court | Felicity Coleman | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | The Cleopatras | Charmiran | 3 episodes |
| 1983–84 | Give Us a Break | Tina | 8 episodes |
| 1984 | Shine on Harvey Moon | Nora | 1 episode |
| 1984–85 | One by One | Miss Seski | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Crossroads | Sue Kirk | TBC |
| 1985–86 | I Woke Up One Morning | Rosa | 9 episodes |
| 1986 | Boon | Elena Saladin | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Dramarama | Barba | 1 episode |
| Doctor Who: Dragonfire | Customer | 2 episodes | |
| 1988 | Bust | Sally McLaren | 6 episodes |
| 1989 | Casualty: A Grand in the Hand | Helen Masters | 1 episode |
| 1989–2004 | The Bill | various characters | 7 episodes |
| 1990 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Lillian Hatton | 3 episodes |
| 1990–92 | Coronation Street | Jackie Ingram | 75 episodes |
| 1995 | A Touch of Frost | Helen Cartwright | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Conchita Flintoff | 1 episode |
| London's Burning | Mrs. Danvers | 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Holby City | Eileen Hindell | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Night & Day | Roxanne's Boss | 3 episode |
| Doctors | Gillian Ashcroft | 1 episode |
Theatre work
On stage, Taylor made her West End debut in Educating Rita, first as understudy to star Julie Walters and then taking over the role of the leading lady.
External links
- at IMDb
- / at Theatricalia