Judith Barker (born 22 June 1943) is an English actress, best known for her role in ''

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'' as the upwardly mobile homewrecker Janet Reid, which she played between 1969 and 1977. She has been married to

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since 1964. Since her departure from ''Coronation Street'', Barker has mostly been a character actress in television dramas, such as the 1984

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series '' Scully'' in which she played the teacher Mrs Heath, an exception being her role in '' Brookside'', playing the role of Audrey Manners during 1995. She appeared in the first series of '' Waterloo Road'' as

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, and had a small role in the film ''

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''. It was reported that she declined the premiere for the movie with Renee Zellweger to teach drama at her local school, Saddleworth Drama Centre in

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, w ...

. Barker reappeared in ''Waterloo Road'' in series 10, playing a different character, Grace. In 2012, she appeared in the second series of ''

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'' as Dorothy Parsons, the mother of

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's character DC Janet Scott. From 2019 to 2020, she appeared as

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in ''

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''. Barker also runs her own drama classes at Springhead Congregational Church, along with choreographer Adele Parry and musical director Dave Bintley. - Saddleworth Drama Centre. Recent achievements have seen her classes performing at the Oldham Coliseum Theatre.

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1943 births Living people Actresses from Oldham English soap opera actresses English television actresses 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses English film actresses English stage actresses {{England-tv-bio-stub