Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Barbara Knox MBE (born 30 September 1933), is a British actress, best known for playing Rita Tanner in the television soap opera Coronation Street. She appeared for one episode as Rita in 1964, before returning from 1972 onwards.Knox made her professional stage debut in the early 1950s in Oldham rep and had a small role as a dancer in the 1969 film Goodbye Mr. Chips. For her role as Rita in Coronation Street, she won the TV Times Award for Best Actress in 1989, for her part in perhaps her most famous storyline involving the Alan Bradley character. In 2006, she won the British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership with Malcolm Hebden, having previously received the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2004 ceremony. She was made an MBE in the 2010 Queens Birthday Honours.. }
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- Barbara_Knox abstract "Barbara Knox MBE (born 30 September 1933), is a British actress, best known for playing Rita Tanner in the television soap opera Coronation Street. She appeared for one episode as Rita in 1964, before returning from 1972 onwards.Knox made her professional stage debut in the early 1950s in Oldham rep and had a small role as a dancer in the 1969 film Goodbye Mr. Chips. For her role as Rita in Coronation Street, she won the TV Times Award for Best Actress in 1989, for her part in perhaps her most famous storyline involving the Alan Bradley character. In 2006, she won the British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership with Malcolm Hebden, having previously received the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2004 ceremony. She was made an MBE in the 2010 Queens Birthday Honours.".