Anna Cropper, who died on January 22 aged 68, was a gifted actress who made her name in the 1960s, when she was noted for her vulnerability, humour and emotional depth, particularly in her work ...

In real life, Ken has been married twice - to Anna Cropper and Sarah Mottram. Here's what we know about his family life. Anna Cropper was a British stage and television actress who married ...

Vanya, 50, was born in 1967 and is the daughter of Coronation Street star Bill Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, and his first wife Anna Cropper. Vanya, known as Varn to her friends, leaves behind ...

AN EAST Lancashire born actress who was at the heart of cutting edge TV dramas has died. Anna Cropper, who was born in Brierfield, died aged 68, in Tangmere, West Sussex, where she was living.

The Coronation Street veteran hadn't spoken to Vanya for years following his divorce from her mother Anna Cropper in 1974, but the 50-year-old had called her actor dad a "wonderful father" a few ...

Bill with Linus and Vanya in 1970(REX/Shutterstock) The Coronation Street star and Anna Cropper wed in March 1961(The People) In a frank interview with Piers Morgan in 2012, the actor said he ...

For decades she was bitterly estranged from her father, the Street’s Ken Barlow, after he walked out on her mother actress Anna Cropper in 1969. But with the help of her brother – Homeland ...

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Vanya, 50, was born in 1967 and is the daughter of Coronation Street star Bill Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, and his first wife Anna Cropper. Vanya, known as Varn to her friends, leaves behind ...