Doreen Sloane

Doreen Sloane (24 February 1934, in Birkenhead – 8 April 1990, in Liverpool) was an English actress, best known for playing Annabelle Collins, one of the original characters in the soap opera Brookside on Channel 4 between 1982 and 1990.

She trained at the Elliott Clarke Theatre School in Liverpool and appeared in repertory theatres before being cast in the first of four roles in Coronation Street.

Sloane also appeared in the films Yanks and Chariots of Fire. Other television appearances include Last of the Summer Wine, How We Used To Live, Emmerdale and Coronation Street.

She died of cancer at the age of 56. The final scenes she recorded for Brookside went to air after her death.

Partial credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971, 1972–1973, 1975	Coronation Street	Miss Wilford, Hilary Dodds, Nurse Sankey	5 episodes
1975	Last of the Summer Wine	Bus conductress
1980	Emmerdale Farm	Margaret Hatfield	6 episodes
1981–1982	How We Used to Live	Audrey Maitland	7 episodes
1982–1990	Brookside	Annabelle Collins	394 episodes

External links

• Doreen Sloane at IMDb