Meg Johnson

Soap Opera Actress

Birthday September 30, 1936

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Jul 1, 2023 (86)

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About

Most well known for her role as Pearl Ladderbanks on the popular British soap opera Emmerdale. She is also notable for her roles as Brigid McKenna and Eunice Gee on the respective soaps Brookside and Coronation Street. She appeared in over 900 episodes of television throughout her prolific career. 

Before Fame

Early in her career, she appeared in several episodes of the television shows Yanks Go Home and Mother Nature's Bloomers.

Trivia

She performed in the 1997 London West End stage revival of the musical Chicago. Her last on-screen was in Emmerdale, in 2020. 

Family Life

A native of Lancashire, England. She married English television host Charles Foster and had two children.

Associated With

She and Julie Walters were both in the cast of Victoria Wood as Seen on TV.