Shirin Taylor Explained

Shirin Taylor (born 1951 as Shirin C. Ghadiali^[1]) is an English actress, best known for playing Jackie Ingram in the television soap opera Coronation Street from 1990 to 1992 as well as Tina, girlfriend to Robert Lindsay's character in comedy drama Give Us a Break and Rosa in sitcom I Woke Up One Morning.

Early life

Born to an Indian father and English mother, Taylor initially trained as a dancer at the Royal Ballet School before studying drama at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.^[2]

Acting career

• Doctor Who (serials The Stones of Blood^[3] and Dragonfire^[4])
• Crown Court
• The Cleopatras
• Shine on Harvey Moon
• One by One
• Crossroads (as Sue Kirk in 1985)
• Boon
• Dramarama
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
• The Bill
• Casualty
• A Touch of Frost
• Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
• London's Burning
• Holby City
• Night & Day
• Doctors

Theatre work

On stage, Taylor made her West End debut in Educating Rita, firstly as understudy to star Julie Walters and then taking over the role of the leading lady.^{[5] [6] [7]}

External links

• • Shirin Taylor/Shirin Ghadiali at Theatricalia

Notes and References

1. "Drink-drive ban for Coronation Street star Shirin", Western Daily Press, 9 October 1991 (pg.17)
2. "They put a lot into life—get a lot out", Hull Daily Mail, 25 October 1973 (pg.10)
3. Web site: BBC One - Doctor Who.
4. Web site: BBC One - Doctor Who.
5. Show talk, The Sunday Telegraph, 2 August 1981 (pg.16)
6. "Johnny may be too good!", Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 10 October 1990 (pg.8)
7. "Shirin finds a new challenge in Street life", Nottingham Evening Post, 29 September 1990 (pg.30)