Anita Carey cause of death: How did Anita Carey die?

Coronation Street actress Anita Carey passed away on July 19, 2023, after battling breast cancer. She was aged 75.

Carey had been diagnosed with cancer in 2010.

Who Was Anita Carey?

Anita Carey was a British actress known for appearing as Joyce Smedley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997.

Born on April 19, 1948, in Yorkshire, England, Carey began her career in the 1970s, with theatre productions.

Some of her early roles include Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, I Didn’t Know You Cared, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Ripping Yarns, Beryl’s Lot, The History of Mr. Polly and The Spoils of War.

In 2007, Carey was cast in the BBC soap opera Doctors which won her the British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance in 2009 and many other awards.

Other films Carey appeared include Casualty, Candlesticks, The Last Witness, The Murder Room, and many more.

Carey additionally played a voice role as Venat in the PlayStation 2 game Final Fantasy XII.

In 2013, she played the character of Gower in Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre.