Anna Cropper | |
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Born | Anna Roache 13 May 1938 Brierfield, Lancashire, England |
Died | 22 January 2007 Tangmere, West Sussex, England | (aged 68)
Other names | Anna Roache |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1960—1999 |
Spouse | (divorced) |
Children | Linus Roache Vanya Roache |
Anna Cropper (née Roache; 13 May 1938 — 22 January 2007) was an English actress. She was best known for playing Joan Akers in Coronation Street.
Cropper was born in Brierfield, Lancashire. She was the daughter of stage actress and director Margaret Cropper and dentist Jack Cropper.
In 1961, she was married to the Coronation Street actor William Roache. The marriage ended in divorce in 1974. They had two children, son Linus Roache and daughter Vanya. Vanya died on 2 March 2018 aged 50.
Cropper died suddenly at her home in Tangmere, West Sussex on January 2007 at 68. [1][2]