- Born
- Birth nameAnne Margaret Cunningham
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Anne Cunningham was born on April 10, 1937 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), The Avengers (1961) and Theatre 625 (1964). She has been married to Darrol Blake since 1965. They have three children.
- SpouseDarrol Blake(1965 - present) (3 children)
- Mother to Philippa Anne (née Blake) Orr (b. 1967).
- Her Coronation Street (1960) character Linda Cheveski became the 1st woman on the soap opera to give birth. Linda had a son Paul (played by Marcus Saville), born on 12 June 1961.
- Her daughter Philippa was named in honour of Cunningham's Coronation Street (1960) co-star Philip Lowrie, who went on to become Philippa's godfather.
- Grandmother to Jack (b. 1996), Benjamin (b. 2000) and Harry (b. 2000) via daughter Philippa and her husband John Orr.
- Along with William Roache, Alan Rothwell and Philip Lowrie, she is one of only four surviving members of the original cast of Coronation Street (1960) and the only such surviving female cast member.
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