Elizabeth Bradley was a renowned English actress, born Joan Abraham on May 20, 1922, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, to a senior civil servant. She took her father's middle name as her stage surname, distinguishing herself in the world of acting.
Bradley began her professional acting career at the age of 23, and her most notable role was that of Maud Grimes, a wheelchair-using pensioner, in the British soap opera Coronation Street. She played the character from 1993 to 1999, filming an impressive 476 episodes during her tenure. Maud Grimes was famously described as a "battle-axe" and was once dubbed "the mother-in-law from hell."
Interestingly, Bradley had previously played the character Councillor Adams in Coronation Street in 1978, but was credited as Margaret Bradley at the time. Her extensive television credits include appearances in London's Burning, The Bill, Casualty, Bad Girls, and The Sweeney.
Bradley's filmography boasts a range of roles, including Four Dimensions of Greta and The Flesh and Blood Show, both released in 1972, which were directed by Pete Walker. She also appeared in An American Werewolf in London, released in 1981, as the old woman who encounters a naked David Naughton at London Zoo.
Notably, Bradley was a successful theatre actress, earning an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in a National Theatre production of Billy Liar.
