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Marlene Sidaway
Acting
Born March 12, 1937 · Thornaby-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Marlene Sidaway is an accomplished British character actress with a career spanning over six decades across television, film, and theatre. She is perhaps most widely recognized for her role as the domineering Brenda Taylor in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (1990–1992) and as Maureen in the BBC sitcom Mum (2016–2019).
Filmography23 titles

Pride and Prejudice
1995as Hill
1995as Hill

Foyle's War
2002as Mrs. Esther Harrison
2002as Mrs. Esther Harrison

All Creatures Great & Small
1978as Nurse Brown
1978as Nurse Brown

Hustle
2004as Vivienne Marchant
2004as Vivienne Marchant

Bad Girls
1999as Mrs. Barker
1999as Mrs. Barker

Midsomer Murders
1997as Mrs. Bundy
1997as Mrs. Bundy

Mystery!: Cadfael
1994as Flescher's Wife
1994as Flescher's Wife

Lovejoy
1986as Hospital Sister
1986as Hospital Sister

Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
2018as Bo Quickly
2018as Bo Quickly

Mum
2016as Maureen
2016as Maureen

Beautiful Thing
1996as Betty
1996as Betty

Heartbeat
1992as Nursing Officer
1992as Nursing Officer

Cuffs
2015as Elsie
2015as Elsie

Trial & Retribution
1997as Dr Deirdre Smith
1997as Dr Deirdre Smith

Man Down
2013
2013

Venus
2006as Hospital Nurse
2006as Hospital Nurse

The Kiss of Death
1977as Christine
1977as Christine

Me and Orson Welles
2008as Grandmother Samuels
2008as Grandmother Samuels

Bad Night for the Blues
2010as Grace
2010as Grace

The Dark Room
1999as Mrs Helms
1999as Mrs Helms

Blackball
2003as Fifty-Year Old Lady
2003as Fifty-Year Old Lady

I Want Candy
2007as Sobbing Woman
2007as Sobbing Woman

Sink
2018as Jean
2018as Jean