What is Anna Cropper?
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Anna Cropper | image = | other_names = Anna Roache | birth_name = Anna Roache | birth_date = {{Birth-date|13 May 1938}} | birth_place = [[Brierfield]], [[Lancashire]], England | death_date = {{Death-date and age|22 January 2007|13 May 1938}} | death_place = [[Tangmere]], [[West Sussex]], England | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1960—1999 | spouse = {{marriage|[[William Roache]]|1961|1974}} (divorced) | children = [[Linus Roache]] <br> Vanya Roache }} '''Anna Cropper''' (''née'' '''Roache'''; 13 May 1938 — 22 January 2007) was an [[England|English]] [[Actor|actress]]. She was best known for playing Joan Akers in ''[[Coronation Street]]''. == Early life == Cropper was born in [[Brierfield]], [[Lancashire]]. She was the daughter of stage actress and director [[Margaret Cropper]] and dentist [[Jack Cropper]]. == Personal life == In 1961, she was married to the ''[[Coronation Street]]'' actor [[William Roache]]. The marriage ended in divorce in 1974. They had two children, son [[Linus Roache]] and daughter Vanya. Vanya died on 2 March 2018 aged 50. == Death == Cropper died suddenly at her home in [[Tangmere]], [[West Sussex]] on January 2007 at 68. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-02-02|title=Anna Cropper|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anna-cropper-434683.html|access-date=2020-08-21|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tributes to screen star Anna|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/1170455.tributes-screen-star-anna/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Lancashire Telegraph|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * {{IMDb name|0188928}} {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cropper, Anna}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2007 deaths]] [[Category:English stage actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:Actors from Lancashire]]