Christine Hargreaves was an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 actress who was best known for appearing as the character Christine Hardman

Christine Appleby

Christine Appleby is a fictional character from the UK television ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She was played by actress Christine Hargreaves between 1960 and 1963.-Casting:...

 in the soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...

between 1960-1963.
Hargreaves was one of the original cast members of Coronation Street. She first appeared in episode 2 and appeared in many episodes until she left in March 1963. Her character lived at number 13 with her mother May Hardman. When May died, Hargreaves' character got depressed. Her biggest storyline in the show was in 1962 when her character had a mental breakdown and climbed on top of the factory. Ken Barlow finally persuaded her to come down. She was also known for her argument with Ena Sharples

Ena Sharples

Ena Sharples is one of the original characters from the British soap opera Coronation Street, and was played by Violet Carson.-Development:...

 in the corner shop. She was also in Pink Floyd The Wall

Pink Floyd The Wall (film)

Pink Floyd—The Wall is a 1982 British live-action/animated musical film directed by Alan Parker based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album The Wall. The screenplay was written by Pink Floyd vocalist and bassist Roger Waters. The film is highly metaphorical and is rich in symbolic imagery and sound...

, playing as Pink's mother.

Hargreaves died in August 1984 from a brain tumour at the age of 45.

Filmography

• Strictly for the Birds
  Strictly for the Birds
  Strictly for the Birds is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Tony Tanner, Joan Sims and Graham Stark. Terry Blessing seems to be having a lucky day, winning at gambling, until suddenly an ex-girlfriend terms up with what she claims is his son.-Cast:* Tony Tanner ... ...
  
  (1963)
• The Reckoning
  The Reckoning (1969 film)
  The Reckoning is a 1969 British drama film directed by Jack Gold and starring Nicol Williamson, Ann Bell and Lilita De Barros. A high-flying London businessman has to return to his working-class Liverpool roots when he returns to the city following a death in the family.-Cast:* Nicol Williamson -...
  
  (1969)
• The Hireling
  The Hireling
  The Hireling is a 1973 British drama film directed by Alan Bridges, based on a 1957 novel by LP Hartley, which starred Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles...
  
  (1973)
• It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975)
• The Spongers (Play for Today) (1978)
• An American Werewolf in London
  An American Werewolf in London
  An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 British-American horror film, written and directed by John Landis. It stars David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, and Griffin Dunne....
  
  (1981)
• Pink Floyd The Wall (1982)
• Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
• Nineteen Nineteen (1985)

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