Gwen Taylor (born 19 February 1939) is an English actress who has appeared in many British television programmes. She is known for her roles as Amy Pearce in the sitcom Duty Free (1984–1986); Barbara Liversidge in the sitcom Barbara (1999–2003); Peggy Armstrong in the drama series Heartbeat (2005–2009), Anne Foster in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2011–2012), and Vi Highway in BBC One soap opera EastEnders (2021–2023). She was nominated for the 1990 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her role as Rita Simcock in the comedy series A Bit of a Do (1989). Her film appearances include Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) and The Lady in the Van (2015). More about Gwen Taylor
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Taylor was born in Crich, Derbyshire. Her initial career was in banking, but when she was an assistant area manager for the National Provincial Bank in Derby she became increasingly interested in amateur dramatics. Her first professional acting role was as a Green Bean in 'Jack and the Beanstalk' at the Derby Playhouse. Taylor trained at East 15 Acting School, London. She played Josephine in 'A Taste of Honey', in one of the earliest productions at the newly opened Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, in 1972. In 1973 she played Pamela Dean, the sister of the murder victim Victor Dean, in Murder Must Advertise, an adaptation of Dorothy L Sayers novel. In 1975 she played the role of Jack Regan’s girlfriend, a probation officer named Anne Knightley in fourth episode of the second series of the British police drama, The Sweeney: episode Big Brother.In total, we tracked 138 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Gwen Taylor (Peter O’Toole + Gwen Taylor signed autograph album page British-Irish Actor) was sold in May 2016 for £59.99 while the cheapest item (GWEN TAYLOR (HEARTBEAT) SIGNED CARDS X 2) found a new owner for £0.65 in February 2016. The month with the most items sold (5) was October 2019 with an average selling price of £1.99 for an autographed item of Gwen Taylor. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2016 with £37.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was October 2015. In average, an autographed item from Gwen Taylor is worth £4.72.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Gwen Taylor were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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AUTUMN First Day Cover 1993 CERTIFIED SIGNED GWEN TAYLOR | £5.99 | ||
GWEN TAYLOR (Duty Free ) Genuine Handsigned Photograph 5.5 x 3.5 & Signed Card. | £3.99 | ||
GWEN TAYLOR (DUTY FREE) SIGNED VINTAGE YORKSHIRE TV CAST CARD | £4.50 | ||
GWEN TAYLOR *Peggy Armstrong* HEARTBEAT PRE-SIGNED AUTOGRAPH FAN CAST PHOTO CARD | £10.99 | ||
GWEN TAYLOR *Peggy Armstrong* HEARTBEAT PRE-SIGNED CAST CARD AUTOGRAPH | £10.99 | ||
Gwen Taylor - Popular British Actress Signed Photo | £15.00 | ||
Gwen Taylor Autograph - Heartbeat - EastEnders - Signed 5x3 Card - AFTAL | £7.99 | ||
Gwen Taylor Hand Signed original Photograph 6 x 4 inch | £12.00 | ||
Gwen Taylor TV Actress (Duty Free) Vintage **Hand Signed** Photo Card And Letter | £14.99 | ||
RARE GWEN TAYLOR SIGNED 5 X 3.5 INCH PHOTOGRAPH THE LADY IN THE VAN | £5.00 |
Gwen Taylor Battling Cancer (10/22/14): British actress Gwen Taylor is battling breast cancer. The former castmember of U.K. soap opera Coronation Street made the revelation this week (beg20Oct14) following the death of her on stage Calendar Girls co-star Lynda Bellingham, who passed away
'I feel guilty' Lynda Bellingham's co-star Gwen Taylor on winning her fight with (10/21/14): LYNDA Bellingham's Calendar Girls co-star Gwen Taylor has revealed she feels guilty because she's winning her fight against breast cancer.
Gwen Taylor Battling Cancer (10/2014): British actress Gwen Taylor is battling breast cancer. The former castmember of U.K. soap opera Coronation Street made the revelation this week (beg20Oct14) following the death of her on stage Calendar Girls co-star Lynda Bellingham, who passed away