Sally Dynevor


Sally Dynevor is an English actress, known for her long-running role as Sally Metcalfe, formerly Webster and Seddon, in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, which she has played since 1986. She won the 2015 British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance, and the 2016 British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership with Joe Duttine.

Early life

Dynevor was born in Middleton, Lancashire, to Robert and Jennifer Whittaker.

Career

Dynevor trained at Oldham Repertory Theatre and then the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. In 1985 she appeared in an episode of the television series Juliet Bravo, playing Wendy Cunningham, a troubled schoolgirl who becomes a heroin addict.
She has made a career out of playing Sally Webster, a bad girl turned tame, on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She made her début on the serial in January 1986 and has been with the programme ever since.
Dynevor was nominated for Best TV soap Personality at the 2011 Television and Radio Industries Club Awards. She also, along with three co-stars, accepted the award for Best Storyline at the 2011 British Soap Awards which revolved around the Dobbs-Websters love triangle. At the 2015 British Soap awards, she was nominated for Best On-Screen Partnership, and won the award for Best Comedy Performance. In 2016, Dynevor and Joe Duttine won the award for best On-Screen Partnership at the British Soap Awards.

Personal life

Dynevor married scriptwriter Tim Dynevor, who was nominated for a BAFTA for his work on Emmerdale in 2008, in Trafford, Greater Manchester in 1995. They have three children, all of whom were born in Trafford: Phoebe Harriet, appeared in Waterloo Road as Siobhan Mailey and as Lauren in Prisoners' Wives; Samuel Charles Rhys Dynevor ; and Harriet ”Hattie” Fleur Dynevor
In November 2009, Dynevor was diagnosed with breast cancer the same year her character was, for which she has had chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Dynevor returned to the ITV soap in July 2010 after a six-month break.
Since 1999, Dynevor has been an ambassador for the charity ActionAid. She has travelled to India to raise awareness of the organisation and represented the charity on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.

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