Elizabeth Maud Edwards (16 October 1906 – 24 March 1991), professionally known as Maudie Edwards, was a Welsh actress, radio broadcaster, comedian, dancer and singer. She started her career in theatres in Swansea and moved on to films even appearing alongside Frank Sinatra at the London Palladium. She is best remembered for having spoken the first line of dialogue in the British soap opera, Coronation Street, and playing Elsie Lappin, the first-ever owner of the corner shop in the first two episodes. Those first words were “Now the next thing you’ve got to do is get a signwriter in”.
Maudie Edwards Biography / Wiki
| Name | Maudie Edwards |
| Also Know | |
| Gender | Female |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
| Date of Birth | October 16, 1906 |
| Age(as in 2023 Feb) | 84 |
| Deathday | 1991-03-24 |
Maudie Edwards Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Girdle of Gold | Mrs. Griffiths | 1952-01-01 | The adulterous Mrs Griffiths’ corset has, unbeknown to her, a fortune stashed in it by her drunken, money-loving husband…. |
| The Ugly Duckling | Henrietta Jekyll | 1959-09-09 | Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrive… |
| The Shipbuilders | Lizzie | 1943-12-15 | A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the Briti… |
| Walking on Air | 1946-11-01 | Shaw is the south end of a horse for an ice show, but she longs to be a ballerina. It looks like she will achieve that goal, but will her oversized eg… | |
| The Key Man | Mrs. Glass | 1957-06-01 | The host of a radio crime show finds himself mixed up with real gangsters after he re-creates a notorious murder on the air. He uses his knowledge of … |
| Only Two Can Play | Mrs. Edna Davies | 1962-01-19 | John Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys … |
| Band of Thieves | The Duchess | 1962-08-30 | A group of prisoners are encouraged to form a jazz band and vow to go straight when they are released to tour the country. However, the trumpets and c… |
| My Learned Friend | Aladdin | 1943-10-25 | An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and co-opts Claude Hulbert to try and stop him … |
| I’ll Be Your Sweetheart | Mrs. Jones | 1945-07-30 | In turn-of-the-century London a young music publisher fights both competitors and piracy in a time where author’s royalties were still unprotected…. |
| Pink String and Sealing Wax | Mrs. Webster | 1945-11-22 | Melodrama set in Victorian Brighton. Scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkar… |
| Under Milk Wood | Mrs Utah Watkins | 1972-01-27 | The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called “Llareggub” in which we meet a host of curious characte… |
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