Julie Goodyear, Born in 1942 – Coronation Street

Julie Goodyear is a British actress who rose to prominence on Coronation Street as the brassy Rovers Return Inn barmaid-turned-landlady Bet Gilroy, née Lynch. She has made numerous television appearances, including roles in Nearest and Dearest and Hollyoaks episodes.

Julie received the MBE in 1996 and the Lifetime Achievement award in 1995 at the inaugural National Television Awards. Apart from Coronation Street, she has acted in pantomimes, advertisements. Her autobiography, ‘Just Julie’, was published in 2006 and became a best-seller. Furthermore, she was a contestant on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ in 2012, and also participated in an episode of The Big Soap Quiz: Corrie vs. Emmerdale in 2018.