Roberta Kerr

Roberta Alexandra Kerr (born 24 May 1952) is an English actress. She is known for her various roles in British soap operas including Sally Haynes in Brookside, Wendy Crozier in Coronation Street and Jan Glover in Emmerdale, as well as portraying several characters in Doctors.

Life and career Kerr was born in Southampton, England on 24 May 1952. She began her acting career in 1984 when she joined the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside as Sally Haynes. She portrayed the character on a recurring basis until 1986. In 1985 she played another character named Sally in an episode of Travelling Man and in 1986, she played Mrs. Bennett in an episode of the BBC Two drama anthology series ScreenPlay. In 1988, she made her film debut as Mrs. Dalton in The Nature of the Beast and also appeared in an episode of the mini-series Wipe Out, where she played a civil servant. In July 1994, Kerr portrayed Pam Blake in an episode of the ITV drama series Medics. The following month, she was cast as Jan Glover in Emmerdale, the wife of Ned (Johnny Leeze). During her time on the show, the character's major storylines included coming to terms with the deaths of her children Dave (Ian Kelsey) and Linda (Tonicha Jeronimo), as well as suffering a nervous breakdown and being sectioned. Kerr departed the role after four years in 1998. In 1999, Kerr played Tania Sylvester in an episode of Casualty and in 2000, she portrayed Miss Robinson in the film Seeing Red. She went on to return to Doctors on two further occasions, portraying the roles of Sheila Mitchum and Joan Jonson in 2007 and 2020, respectively. Kerr also had minor guest roles in The Royal Today, Silk, Downton Abbey and Hollyoaks.

In 2012, Kerr reprised her role of Wendy Crozier in Coronation Street for a short stint, as part of a storyline where Wendy and Ken are reacquainted again after becoming governors at the same school. The character departed after her advances were rejected by Ken. Ten years later, in 2022, she reprised the role again as a regular character. The return saw Wendy as a foster carer involved in a storyline centred around Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) attempting to gain custody of her son.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1984–1986, 1989 Brookside Sally Haynes Recurring role; 12 episodes 1985 Travelling Man Sally Episode: "The Quiet Chapter" 1986 ScreenPlay Mrs. Bennett Episode: "Brick is Beautiful" 1988 The Nature of the Beast Mrs. Dalton Film role 1988 Wipe Out Civil servant Mini-series 1989–1990, 2012, 2022 Coronation Street Wendy Crozier Series regular; 103 episodes 1994 Medics Pam Blake Episode: "Consequences" 1994–1998 Emmerdale Jan Glover Series regular; 314 episodes 1999 Casualty Tania Sylvester Episode: "Free Fall" 2000 Seeing Red Miss Robinson Film role 2001 EastEnders Anne Fletcher 1 episode 2005 Doctors Margaret Ellen Episode: "The Girl Who Came Back" 2006 The Write Kit Mrs. Larkin Video role 2007 Doctors Sheila Mitchum Episode: "Protection" 2008 The Royal Today Caroline Whitefield 1 episode 2012 One Last Walk Sheila Graham Short film 2012, 2017 Hollyoaks Judge Barrett 2 episodes 2014 Silk Magistrate 1 episode 2014 Downton Abbey Chemist's assistant 1 episode 2020 Doctors Joan Jonson Episode: "Too Proud"