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Jean Dudley, known professionally as Lynne Perrie (7 April 1931 - 24 March 2006), was an English actress, singer, comedienne, presenter and author. Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, she was the older sister of comedian and actor Duggie Brown. She rose to prominence in the 1960s as a cabaret singer, but was to become best known for her acting. Perrie is most recognised as Mrs Casper in Ken Loach's 1969 film ''Kes'', Mrs. Petty in the television series ''Queenie's Castle'', and as Ivy Tilsley in ''Coronation Street'', a character she portrayed from 1971 until 1994. In March 1994, Perrie was reportedly fired from ''Coronation Street'' due to having cosmetic lip enhancements which dramatically changed her appearance. The significant publicity she subsequently received made her a subject of ridicule, and her career and reputation suffered as a result. For the next three years she became a media personality, and made high profile appearances on entertainment shows like ''The Word'' and ''Shooting Stars'', which were notable for the fact that she appeared to be drunk live on the air. Her lifestyle and eccentric behavior became almost as well known as her long career in show business, and in 1996 she was the subject of a Channel 4 film ''The Ghost Of Ivy Tilsley''. ==Singing career== In 1956, Lynne Perrie entered show-business professionally as a singer and comedienne, after performing at the Rotherham Trade Centre and receiving a further twenty-seven bookings. She decided to give up her factory work, and go into cabaret full-time. Throughout the 1960s, Perrie was often billed and referred to as 'Little Miss Dynamite', due to her vibrant personality and performance. In her capacity as a singer, she appeared throughout the British Isles working in variety, clubs and concerts, including eight at London’s Royal Albert Hall. In 1964, she supported the Beatles for fifteen concerts, during a six-week tour at coastal resorts on Sundays. Other stars she shared the same bill as included the Rolling Stones, Sacha Distel, Rod Stewart and the Faces, Engelbert Humperdinck (singer) and Shirley Bassey. As her popularity in England grew, Perrie began performing in other countries. She toured South Africa seven times and also visited Germany, Paris, Australia and the United States.〔http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/mar/27/obituaries.guardianobituariesl〕 In her book, "Secrets of the Street", Perrie recalled how she had made headlines during her first tour of South Africa. She wrote: "(I performed in) a concert down the impressive Cango caves. A recording of the concert was released over there. I made history as the first female to perform so far under-ground.".〔Secrets Of The Street, Lynne Perrie, 1994, page 89〕 From 1964-1968, Perrie made several television appearances as a guest artist, notably on the popular ITV ''Stars and Garters'' variety show, with Kathy Kirby, and ''The Good Old Days'', the BBC's long-running light entertainment programme. Despite later concentrating primarily on acting, Perrie still continued to perform her variety act in the clubs throughout her time as an actress on ''Coronation Street''. In her book, she revealed that she sang on the first night of Peter Stringfellow's Hippodrome 'Gay Evening' in London, adding: "I always had a loyal gay following – and the lesbians loved me too!".〔Secrets Of The Street, Lynne Perrie, 1994〕 By this time, she was also often asked to work as a compere. Terry Dobson, a member of the pop band Black Lace recalled a time during the 1980s in his book: "Lynne Perrie was in and out of her dressing room, a change of costume between every act, not that much time, two songs, some six or so minutes and she was on the stage again, bring off the act, then introducing the next... brilliant, and very professional; you could tell she had been doing this sort of thing for years." 〔And Then Came Agadoo, Terry Dobson, 2009, page 190〕 As well as the stage, Perrie also continued to sing occasionally on television, notably on a UK charity ''Telethon'' in 1990, where she performed the Barry Manilow song "Ships that Pass in the Night". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lynne Perrie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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