British actress (1934–1990)
Doreen Sloane (24 February 1934, in Birkenhead – 8 April 1990, in Liverpool ) was an English actress, best known for playing Annabelle Collins , one of the original characters in the soap opera Brookside Channel 4 between 1982 and 1990.
She trained at the Elliott Clarke Theatre School in Liverpool and appeared in repertory theatres before being cast in the first of four roles in Coronation Street .
Sloane also appeared in the films Yanks Chariots of Fire TV appearances include Nearest and Dearest Last of the Summer Wine How We Used To Live Emmerdale
She died of cancer at the age of 56. The final scenes she recorded for Brookside went to air after her death.
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