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's 1969 film '' Kes'', Mrs Petty in the television series '' Queenie's Castle'', and as

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in '' Coronation Street''.

Early life

Perrie was the second of four children; a brother, Victor, died before she was born. Her younger brother was actor

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. Perrie attended Rotherham Girls High School after passing her

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. After leaving school, she trained as a dispenser at

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. She later abandoned her studies to concentrate on her singing career. By the age of 14, she had started singing in working men's clubs under the stage name of 'Dizzy' with a local dance band for six shillings (6/-) (30p) on a Saturday night.

Singing career

In 1956, Perrie entered showbusiness professionally as a singer and comedian, after performing at the Rotherham Trade Centre and receiving a further twenty-seven bookings. She decided to give up her factory work, and go into cabaret full-time. Throughout the 1960s Perrie was often billed and referred to as 'Little Miss Dynamite', due to her vibrant personality and performance. In her capacity as a singer, she appeared throughout the

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working in variety, clubs, and concerts, including eight at London's Royal Albert Hall. In 1964, she supported

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for fifteen concerts, during a six-week tour at coastal resorts on Sundays. Other stars she shared the same bill as included the Rolling Stones,

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, Rod Stewart and the Faces, Engelbert Humperdinck and Shirley Bassey. As her popularity in England grew, Perrie began performing in other countries. She toured

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seven times and also visited

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, Paris, Australia and the

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. In her book, ''Secrets of the Street'', Perrie recalled how she had made headlines during her first tour of South Africa. She wrote, " performed ina concert down the impressive Cango Caves. A recording of the concert was released over there. I made history as the first female to perform so far underground." From 1963 to 1968, Perrie made several television appearances as a guest artiste, notably on the popular ITV ''

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'' variety show, with

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, and '' The Good Old Days'', the

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Early life

Singing career

Acting career

Early career

''Coronation Street''

Other works

Later career

Personal life

Selected credits

Acting

Self

References

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