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name: "Valerie Lilley"
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born: "14 April 1939"
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# Valerie Lilley

Actor. Born 14 April 1939 in Northern Ireland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 April 1939, Northern Ireland, UK

## Biography

Valerie Lilley is a Northern Irish actress born on 14 April 1939 in Larne, County Antrim. She trained with Joan Littlewood's Arts Workshop in London in the early 1960s and spent many years working as a stage actress throughout the UK.

Her television credits include a recurring role as Patty Croker in the Channel 4 series *Shameless* (2010–2012). Other appearances encompass *Doctors*, *Grange Hill*, *Emma* (2009) as Mrs Bates, *No Offence* (2015) as Peggy Tierney, *Cuffs* (2015) as Tilly, *Innocent* (2018) as Eleanor Price, and *Bloodlands* (2021) as Linda Corry. She has also appeared in *Casualty* and *The Catherine Tate Show*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Shameless* (2004), Fi1m 75, as Patty Croker — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)

## Also known for

- *Priest* (1995), Sister Kevin
- *Emma* (2009), Mrs. Bates
- *No Offence* (2015), Peggy Tierney
- *Bloodlands* (2021), Linda Corry
- *Innocent* (2018), Eleanor Price
- *The Bill* (1984)
- *The Inspector Lynley Mysteries* (2002), Pat McRae
- *Cuffs* (2015), Tilly

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