Elizabeth Bradley

Elizabeth Bradley (20 May 1922 – 30 October 2000) was an English actress. She played Maud Grimes in the British soap opera Coronation Street.

Early life Bradley was born Joan Abraham in Macclesfield, Cheshire, the daughter of a senior civil servant, and took her father's middle name as her stage surname. She filmed 476 episodes during this time. Bradley had previously played character Councillor Adams in the soap in 1978, but was credited then as Margaret Bradley.

She has also made TV appearances in London's Burning, The Bill, Casualty, Bad Girls and The Sweeney. Her film roles included Four Dimensions of Greta and The Flesh and Blood Show (both 1972) with director Pete Walker, and as the old woman who encounters a naked David Naughton at London Zoo in An American Werewolf in London (1981).

She was also a successful theatre actress, obtaining an Olivier Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her role in a National Theatre production of Billy Liar.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1957 Huntingtower Series 1 Episode 3 1960 The Long Way Home Episode: "French Resistance" 1960–1962 Bonehead Second Mother / Mrs. Golightly 3 episodes 1963 Julius Caesar Plebeian Series 1 Episode 3 1963–1973 Z-Cars Various characters 5 episodes 1964 Emergency Ward 10 Mrs Tardy Episode #1.708 1966 Davy Jones' Locker Mrs Haddock 1968 Dr. Finlay's Casebook Mrs Gordon Episode: "The Equilibrium" 1969 The First Lady Alice Cobden Episode: "To Hell with Purity" Take Three Girls Mrs Bell Episode: "Stop Acting" 1970 Daniel Deronda Mrs Gascoigne 2 episodes 1971 Television Club Mrs Smithers 2 episodes 1972 Dixon of Dock Green Mrs Wheeler Episode: "Night Beat" Four Dimensions of Greta" Mrs Schickler The Flesh and Blood Show Mrs Saunders 1973 Softly Softly: Task Force Mrs Thompson Episode: "No Life for a Woman" 1974 The Nine Tailors Mrs Venables 3 episodes 1975 In This House of Brede Dame Margaret 1976 No Hard Feelings Mrs Etheridge 1977 Van der Valk Hannah Episode: "Wolf" 1978 A Traveller in Time Aunt Tissey / Dame Cicely 5 episodes The Devil's Crown Old Nun The Sweeney Mrs Hibberd Episode: "Latin Lady" Coronation Street Councillor Adams Credited as Margaret Bradley 1979 Blue Peter Special Assignment Elizabeth Gaskell Episode: "The Bronte's at Haworth" Play for Today Nelly Episode: "Waterloo Sunset" 1980 Escape Madame Chauvet Episode: "The Cartland Murder" Play for Today Episode: "Pasmore" 1981 An American Werewolf in London Woman in Zoo Play for Today Mum Episode: "London is Drowning" 1982 Brimstone and Treacle Woman Passer by God Speed Co-operation Mrs Burrows Television film documentary 1983 The Citadel Mrs Vidler Tales of the Unexpected Mrs Bradley Episode: "A Sad Loss" 1984–1985 Leaving Mrs Ford 8 episodes 1985 Shine On Harvey Moon Lady in Gallery Episode: "Mud Sticks" Juliet Bravo Mrs Grinley Christmas Present Granny Harris 1986–1993 The Bill Various characters 4 episodes 1987 The Mistress Mourner Series 2 Episode 1 1989 Bergerac Mrs Maurice Episode: "Second Time Around" Screenplay Nellie Episode: "A Small Mourning" 1990 The Piglet Files Mrs Russell Episode: "A Room with a View" Casualty Edith Clarke Episode: "Street Life" 1991 Boon Gladys Swann Episode: "Bad Pennies" 1992 Resnick: Lonely Hearts Vera Barnett 3 episodes Screen Two: Memento Mori Mrs Anthony An Ungentlemanly Act Nanny Television film London's Burning Stout woman Series 5 Episode 7 Screenplay Great Aunt Annie Episode: "A Little Bit of Lippy" 1993 Rides Mari 1993–1999 Coronation Street Maud Grimes 1994 Casualty Mrs Daniels Episode: "Value for Money" A Skirt Through History Emilie Peacocke Episode: "A Lady's Portion" 2000 Bad Girls Mrs Foster Episode: "Facing Up"