Debbie Rush

Debbie Rush
Rush in 2009
Born	Debra Ann Smith (1966-03-29) 29 March 1966 (age 58) Castleton, Derbyshire, England
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Andrew Rush ​ (m. 1989)​ [1]
Children	3; including William and Poppy

Debbie Rush (born 29 March 1966) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Anna Windass in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2008 to 2018.^[2]

Career

Early career

After training at the Manchester School of Acting when she was in her thirties,^[3] she has also starred in Shameless, Brookside and Hollyoaks in the City.^[4] Rush also filmed the role of Pam in the horror film Salvage alongside Neve McIntosh.

Coronation Street

In 2008, Rush was cast in soap opera Coronation Street as Anna Windass. She won the part over a number of highly rated actors. Of this Rush said: "I went for the casting a few months ago and then was called back for the screen test. When I got the part I couldn’t believe it, I was thrilled to bits. I watched Corrie all the time growing up and all the family are tuning in now that I’m going to be in it. It’s surreal, because the cast and characters are already part of your life just from watching it."^[5] In March 2015, Rush was nominated in the category of "Best Actress" at The British Soap Awards 2015.^[6]

Rush announced her decision to leave the series in July 2017 and Anna departed in the episode first broadcast on 22 January 2018. She appeared in two further episodes first broadcast on 31 May to 1 June 2018.

Further roles

Since leaving Coronation Street, Rush appeared in Sky One original Brassic for two episodes in 2019 and another in 2021 and alongside Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in series 5 of BBC One anthology series Inside Number 9.

Other ventures

In December 2010, Rush released her own fitness DVD, Debbie Rush's Bulge Buster Workout.^[7]

Personal life

Rush and husband Andrew have three children, Tom, Poppy and William.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Type	Role	Notes
2006	Hollyoaks: In the City	Television	Mrs. Jones	2 episodes
2007	The Street		Mother of disabled child	Series 2: Episode 2
2008	Shameless		Nice Woman	Series 5: Episode 11
	Florence Nightingale	Film	Nurse Interviewee	Drama film
2008–2018	Coronation Street	Television	Anna Windass	Series regular; 1,059 episodes
2009	Salvage	Film	Pam	Horror film
2010	Tram Crash News Flash	Online	Anna Windass	Online spin-off; 1 webisode
2013	Lemon La Vida Loca	Television	Herself	Series 2: Episode 6
2014	All Star Family Fortunes			2 episodes
	All Star Mr & Mrs			Series 6: Episode 8
2019, 2021, 2023	Brassic		Daffne Bishop	4 episodes
2020	Inside No. 9		Julia	Episode: "Love’s Great Adventure"

References

1. "Corrie's Debbie Rush renews wedding vows at star-studded ceremony in Rochdale". Manchester Evening News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
2. "Debbie gets fame rush". Heywood Advertiser. M.E.N. Media. 20 November 2008. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
3. "Debbie Rush: I piled on 2 stone at Corrie's butty wagon ..I cried when I saw how fat I'd got". Daily Mirror. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
4. Debbie Rush at IMDb
5. Glendinning, Amy (22 October 2008). "Starring Coronation Street role for mum-of-three". Heywood Advertiser. M.E.N. Media. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
6. Daniel Kilkelly (30 March 2015). "British Soap Awards 2015 voting opens". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
7. "Debbie Rush's Bulge Buster Workout [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Film & TV". Amazon.co.uk. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
8. "Poppy follows star mum's footsteps". Manchester Evening News. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

External links

• Debbie Rush at IMDb