Bev Callard

Liz McDonald

Plays Liz McDonald

 

Born Beverley Jane Moxon on 28 March 1957, Bev grew up in Leeds, the daughter of concert pianist Mavis and master baker Clive. Bev married first love Paul Atkinson when she was just 16 and they had a daughter, Rebecca, who was born two years later in 1976. Their marriage didn't last and Bev went on to marry second hubby David Sowden when Rebecca was still little. At around the same time, Bev got her first big break on TV playing Angie Richards in Emmerdale.

Her relationship with David later ended in divorce, but she went on to marry third husband Steve Callard and won the role of Liz in Coronation Street. The couple had a son, Josh, in 1990.

After leaving Coronation Street in 1998, Bev moved to Spain with Steve and Josh but by 2000 Bev had split from Steve and she returned to Britain. After Coronation Street, she won a reputation as a fitness guru, as well as starring in several TV series including The Peter Principle and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps plus guest spots in Casualty and The Bill.

Bev was tempted back to Coronation Street for brief stints in 2003 and 2004, but moved back to the Street permanently in 2005. Bev's daughter Rebecca is also a successful actress and Bev is grandma to Rebecca's little boy Sonny, who was born in 2006.

 

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Ashley Peacock

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Audrey Roberts

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Amy Barlow

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Bill Webster

Bill Webster

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Becky McDonald

Becky McDonald

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Betty Williams

Betty Williams

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Blanche Hunt

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Deirdre Barlow

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Eddie Windass

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Eileen Grimshaw

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Emily Bishop

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Fiz Stape

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Gary Windass

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Graeme Proctor

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Gail Platt

Gail Platt

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Hayley Cropper

Hayley Cropper

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Janice Battersby

Janice Battersby

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Jesse Chadwick

Jesse Chadwick

played by John Thomson

Joe McIntyre

Joe McIntyre

played by Reece Dinsdale

John Stape

John Stape

played by Graeme Hawley

Julie Carp

Julie Carp

played by Katy Cavanagh

Jack Duckworth

Jack Duckworth

played by Bill Tarmey

Jason Grimshaw

Jason Grimshaw

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Joshua Peacock

Joshua Peacock

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Ken Barlow

Ken Barlow

played by William Roache

Kevin Webster

Kevin Webster

played by Michael Le Vell

Kirk Sutherland

Kirk Sutherland

played by Andrew Whyment

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Liz McDonald

Liz McDonald

played by Bev Callard

Lloyd Mullaney

Lloyd Mullaney

played by Craig Charles

Leanne Battersby

Leanne Battersby

played by Jane Danson

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Maria Connor

Maria Connor

played by Samia Smith

Michelle Connor

Michelle Connor

played by Kym Marsh

Molly Dobbs

Molly Dobbs

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Mary Taylor

Mary Taylor

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Norris Cole

Norris Cole

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Nick Tilsley

Nick Tilsley

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Pam Hobsworth

Pam Hobsworth

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Peter Barlow

Peter Barlow

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Rita Sullivan

Rita Sullivan

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Rosie Webster

Rosie Webster

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Roy Cropper

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Ryan Connor

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Simon Barlow

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Sally Webster

Sally Webster

played by Sally Whittaker

Sean Tully

Sean Tully

played by Antony Cotton

Sophie Webster

Sophie Webster

played by Brooke Vincent

Steve McDonald

Steve McDonald

played by Simon Gregson

Sian Powers

Sian Powers

played by Sacha Parkinson

Sunita Alahan

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