Who is Meg Johnson? Emmerdale legendary actress dies aged 86

Margaret M “Meg” Johnson was an English actress whose career spanned almost six decades. She was known for her roles on various television soap operas, including Eunice Gee in Coronation Street, Brigid McKenna in Brookside, and Pearl Ladderbanks in Emmerdale. She was born on 30 September 1936 and died on 1 July 2023 aged 86.

Her first professional acting job occurred in 1961, at the age of 25, in the television series Family Solicitor, following which she acted in The Referees (1961) and Here’s Harry (1961–1964).

She originally appeared as Brenda Holden in a few guest episodes of the ITV serial opera Coronation Street in 1976, before being cast as Eunice Gee in 1981, a role she played with recurrent appearances until 1999.

She collaborated with Victoria Wood multiple times in the 1980s, appearing in several episodes of her series Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV and Victoria Wood Presents.

In 1997, she appeared in the West End theatre revival of Chicago as Mama Morton.

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.

Alongside her television roles, she also appeared in various stage productions, including Chicago and Follies.

She was married to the ITV Granada continuity announcer and actor Charles Foster from 1981 until his death in February 2023.

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