Meg Johnson (actress)

Meg Johnson
Born	(1936-09-30) 30 September 1936 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1961–2020
Known for	Coronation Street Brookside Emmerdale
Spouse	Charles Foster

Meg Johnson (born 30 September 1936) is an English actress. She is known for her roles on various British soap operas, including Eunice Gee on Coronation Street, Brigid McKenna on Brookside and Pearl Ladderbanks on Emmerdale. Alongside her television roles, Johnson has also appeared in various stage productions, including Chicago and Follies.

Career

Johnson's first professional acting role occurred when she was aged 24 in a series titled Family Solicitor (1961). Subsequent roles included The Referees (1961) and Here's Harry (1961–1964). Then in 1976, Johnson appeared in a few episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Brenda Holden, before being cast as Eunice Gee in 1981.

In the 1980s Johnson worked several times with Victoria Wood, appearing in several episodes of her shows Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV as well as Victoria Wood Presents.

In 1997, she appeared in the West End theatre revival of Chicago as Mama Morton. She has also appeared in productions of Follies and Gypsy. Then from 2000 to 2003, she appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside as Brigid McKenna. Later in 2003, Johnson was cast as Pearl Ladderbanks in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, a role she portrayed until March 2020.

External links

• Meg Johnson at IMDb