Tracy Shaw, Born in 1973 – Coronation Street

Tracy Shaw is an English actress who starred in Coronation Street as Maxine Peacock for nearly eight years, from May 1995 until January 2003. Shaw went on a brief pop career in 1998. ‘Happenin’ All Over Again,’ her debut single, reached No. 46 in the UK charts.

Soon enough, she became the face of supermarket Kwik Save after leaving the Street in 2003. She starred as Miranda Power in the BBC3 drama series Grease Monkeys in 2007 and has previously appeared in minor roles in Mile High, Doctors, and Casualty. In 2012, Tracy appeared as a ghost in a charity sketch for Text Santa, reprising her role as Maxine.