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Eileen Derbyshire was born on October 6, 1930 and is 93 years old now.
Birthday: October 6, 1930
How Old - Age: 93
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Eileen Derbyshire - Biography
Eileen Derbyshire, (born 6 October 1931) is an English actress, best known for her role as Emily Bishop in the soap opera Coronation Street. She has played the character since 1961, making her the longest-serving female cast member in a British soap opera. She is the mother of sports journalist Oliver Holt. She was made an MBE in the 2010 Queens Birthday Honours.
Derbyshire was born in Urmston, Lancashire and from the age of 17, was appearing in plays broadcast on the radio. After several small parts on television, she joined the cast of Coronation Street, first appearing as Miss Nugent in episode 15 in January 1961 (the character appeared as an extra in episode 4 in December 1960 played by an uncredited walk-on actress). The character was then given the forename Emily in 1962.
She married retired engineer Thomas W. Holt on 1 April 1965, and the following year they had a son, Oliver. The couple have a cottage in Cheshire, and Derbyshire's interests include opera, reading, going to concerts and holidaying in Vienna and Venice.
