Sally Dynevor

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| name = Sally Dynevor

| honorific_suffix = MBE

| birth_name = Sally Jane Whittaker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|05|30}}

| birth_place = Middleton, Lancashire, England

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| years_active = 1985–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Tim Dynevor|1995}}

| nationality =

| known_for = Role of Sally Webster in Coronation Street

| occupation = Actress

| children = 3, including Phoebe Dynevor and Hattie Dynevor

| relatives = Shirley Dynevor (mother-in-law)

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Sally Jane Dynevor (née Whittaker; born 30 May 1963) is an English actress, she is best known for her role as Sally Metcalfe in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, which she has played since 1986. In 2022, Dynevor competed in the fourteenth series of Dancing on Ice.

Early life

Dynevor was born on 30 May 1963 in Middleton, Lancashire,[http://www.rte.ie/ten/2010/0721/coronationstreet.html Corrie star explains her name change]. RTÉ. 21 July 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/celebrities/sally-whittaker/|title=Digital Spy}} to Robert and Jennifer Whittaker.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/sally-dynevor/|title=Sally Dynevor|website=TV.com}}

Career

Dynevor trained at Oldham Repertory Theatre and then the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.{{cite web| url=https://www.mountview.org.uk/person/sally-dynevor/sally-dynevor/|title=Sally-Dynevor: Mountview}} In 1985 she appeared in an episode of the television series Juliet Bravo, playing Wendy Cunningham, a troubled schoolgirl who becomes a heroin addict.{{Cite journal | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0617666/ | title=Chasing the Dragon| journal=Nature| volume=484| issue=7395| pages=415–416| bibcode=2012Natur.484R.415.| year=2012| doi=10.1038/484415b| pmid=22538560| doi-access=free}}

She has made a career out of playing Sally Webster (née Seddon), a bad girl turned tame, on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She made her début on the serial in January 1986 and has been with the programme ever since. Dynevor was nominated for Best TV soap Personality at the 2011 Television and Radio Industries Club Awards (TRIC Awards).{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a307819/in-full-tric-awards-2011-winners/|work=Digital Spy|first=Kristy|last=Kelly|title=In Full: TRIC Awards 2011 Winnersy| access-date=13 May 2020|date=8 March 2011}} She also, along with three co-stars, accepted the award for Best Storyline at the 2011 British Soap Awards which revolved around the Dobbs-Websters love triangle (this award is credited to producer, Phil Collinson).{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000128/2011 | title=British Soap Awards (2011)}} At the 2015 British Soap awards, she was nominated for Best On-Screen Partnership (with Joe Duttine), and won the award for Best Comedy Performance.{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/coronationstreet/news/british-soap-awards-2015-the-winners |work=ITV.com |title=British Soap Awards 2015 |date=17 May 2015 |access-date=17 May 2015}} In 2016, Dynevor and Joe Duttine won the award for Best On-Screen Partnership at the British Soap Awards.{{cite news |last1=Kilkelly |first1=Daniel |title=British Soap Awards 2016 full winners list: Did your favourites take home prizes? |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a795808/british-soap-awards-2016-full-winners-list-revealed/ |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=Digital Spy |publisher=(Hearst Magazines UK)}} In October 2021, it was announced that Dynevor would be competing in the fourteenth series of Dancing on Ice.{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Rhys |title=Dancing On Ice: Who are the celebrity skaters, judges and presenters as ITV’s ice dance challenge returns? |url=https://www.bt.com/tv/entertainment/dancing-on-ice-contestants-celebrities-judges-hosts |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=BT |date=12 October 2021}} She was paired with Matt Evers and they were the sixth couple to be eliminated in week 7.{{cite web |title=Dancing On Ice Says Goodbye To Sally Dynevor As Coronation Street Star Loses Out In Skate-Off |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/dancing-on-ice-result_uk_621c7d69e4b0f800ce23cd47/ |website=HuffPost |access-date=3 January 2024}}

Personal life

Dynevor married scriptwriter Tim Dynevor, at Bowdon Parish Church in Cheshire on 9 September 1995.{{cite news|last=Narain|first=Jaya|title=Sally's the bride of our alley!|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/manchester-evening-news-sally-dynevor-ma/137559720/|work=Manchester Evening News|page=3|date=9 September 1995|access-date=28 December 2023|via=Newspapers.com}} They have three children, all of whom were born in Trafford, including daughters Phoebe and Hattie, who both appeared in the BBC drama series Waterloo Road.{{cite news |title=Corrie's Sally Dynevor cuddles up to Bridgerton star daughter Phoebe in birthday tribute |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/corries-sally-dynevor-cuddles-up-20410293.amp |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=Manchester Evening News |publisher=(Reach plc)}}

In November 2009, Dynevor was diagnosed with breast cancer the same year her character was, for which she has had chemotherapy and radiotherapy.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8657122.stm|title=Coronation Street star Sally Whittaker fought cancer|work=BBC News|date=3 May 2010}} Dynevor returned to the ITV soap in July 2010 after a six-month break. Both the actor and character went on to make full recoveries.[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a217930/whittaker-plot-may-have-saved-my-life.html "Whittaker: 'Plot may have saved my life'"] 3 May 2010, Digital Spy[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a219671/whittaker-returns-to-corrie-filming.html Whittaker Returns to Corrie Filming"] Digital Spy

Since 1999, Dynevor has been an ambassador for the charity ActionAid. She has travelled to India to raise awareness of the organisation[http://www.actionaid.org.uk/101029/sally_whittaker_visits_india.html Sally Whittaker visits India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110225432/http://www.actionaid.org.uk/101029/sally_whittaker_visits_india.html |date=10 November 2012 }} ActionAid and represented the charity on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

Dynevor was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to drama.{{London Gazette|issue=63218|supp=y|page=N18|date=31 December 2020}} She collected her medal at a ceremony at Windsor Castle on 2 February 2022.{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Steven|last2=Lloyd (PA)|first2=Nina|date=2022-02-02|title=Corrie and Dancing on Ice star given MBE|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/coronation-streets-sally-dynevor-receives-6592537|access-date=2022-02-08|website=HullLive|language=en}}

Filmography

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Year !Title !Character !Notes
1985 \|Juliet Bravo \|Wendy Cunningham \|1 episode: "Chasing the Dragon"
1986 \|The Practice \|Vicky Flynn \|Episode #2.8
1986–present \|Coronation Street \|Sally Webster \|Series regular; 3,600+ episodes
2003 \|Ek Alag Mausam \|Social Worker \|Feature film
2005 \|Coronation Street: Pantomime \|Sally Webster \|Coronation Street spin-off film; Television film
2013–2015 \|Text Santa: Coronation Street special \|Sally Metcalfe / Annie Walker \|TV sketches
2022 \|Dancing on Ice \|Herself \|Contestant
2023, 2024–present \|Loose Women \|Herself \|Regular panellist

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Year

!Title

!Character

!Notes

1985

|Juliet Bravo

|Wendy Cunningham

|1 episode: "Chasing the Dragon"

1986

|The Practice

|Vicky Flynn