About Shirin Taylor
Born 1951. Shirin Taylor is a British actor, film actor and television actor.
Shirin Taylor (born 1951 as Shirin C. Ghadiali ) is an English actress, best known for playing Jackie Ingram in the television soap opera Coronation Street from 1990 to 1992 as well as Tina, girlfriend to Robert Lindsay's character in comedy drama Give Us a Break, and Rosa in the sitcom I Woke Up One Morning.
Early life Born to an Indian father and English mother, Taylor initially trained as a dancer at the Royal Ballet School before studying drama at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Acting career
Theatre work On stage, Taylor made her West End debut in Educating Rita, first as understudy to star Julie Walters and then taking over the role of the leading lady.
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British actress
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Shirin Taylor was born in 1951.
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Shirin Taylor is an actor, film actor and television actor.
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