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Tracie Bennett as Sharon Bentley It s always exciting when an old soap favourite makes a comeback - but especially when it s an actress as successful as Tracie Bennett. The 59-year-old Mancunian made her Coronation Street debut as Sharon Bentley - Rita Tanner s foster daughter - in 1982. She left Weatherfield two years later, before reprising the role for a few months in 1999. Since then, she s become one of theatre s foremost leading ladies. She has starred in West End productions such as Les Miserables and Hairspray, has won two Olivier Awards, and was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of Judy Garland in End Of The Rainbow on Broadway.
More than 20 years since she was last on the cobbles, actress Tracie Bennett tells Georgia Humphreys why she decided to return to Coronation Street. It s always exciting when an old soap favourite makes a comeback - but especially when it s an actress as successful as Tracie Bennett. The 59-year-old Mancunian made her Coronation Street debut as Sharon Bentley - Rita Tanner s foster daughter - in 1982. She left Weatherfield two years later, before reprising the role for a few months in 1999. Since then, she s become one of theatre s foremost leading ladies. She has starred in West End productions such as Les Miserables and Hairspray, has won two Olivier Awards, and was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of Judy Garland in End Of The Rainbow on Broadway.
More than 20 years since she was last on the cobbles, actress Tracie Bennett tells Georgia Humphreys why she decided to return to Coronation Street. It s always exciting when an old soap favourite makes a comeback - but especially when it s an actress as successful as Tracie Bennett. The 59-year-old Mancunian made her Coronation Street debut as Sharon Bentley - Rita Tanner s foster daughter - in 1982. She left Weatherfield two years later, before reprising the role for a few months in 1999. Since then, she s become one of theatre s foremost leading ladies. She has starred in West End productions such as Les Miserables and Hairspray, has won two Olivier Awards, and was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of Judy Garland in End Of The Rainbow on Broadway.