Marlene Sidaway

Born: 1937-03-12

Birthplace: Thornaby-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Marlene Sidaway is an accomplished British character actress with a career spanning over six decades across television, film, and theatre. She is perhaps most widely recognized for her role as the domineering Brenda Taylor in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (1990–1992) and as Maureen in the BBC sitcom Mum (2016–2019).

Known For

Beloved
Beautiful Thing
I Want Candy
Sink
Allelujah
Blackball
Pigs
Tom's Midnight Garden
The Key
Me and Orson Welles

Top Movie Credits

Beloved Sarah
I Want Candy Sobbing Woman
Sink Jean
Allelujah Lucille
Blackball Fifty-Year Old Lady
Pigs Gran
The Key Grady
Me and Orson Welles Grandmother Samuels