What is Hilda Ogden?
{{Infobox soap character |series = [[Coronation Street]] |name = Hilda Ogden |image = |imagesize = 200px |portrayer = [[Jean Alexander]] |born = 24 February 1924 |died = |years = 1964–1987 |first = Episode 371 <br> 8 July 1964 |last = Episode 2790 <br> 25 December 1987 |introducer = Tim Aspinall |books = ''Coronation Street: The Complete Saga'' <br> ''Coronation Street: The War Years'' |spinoffs = [[ITV Telethon]] (1990) <br> ''The Women of Coronation Street'' (1998) |classification = [[List of Coronation Street characters|Former; regular]] |occupation = Cleaner (1964–1987) <br> Housekeeper (1987–1998) |home = [[Derbyshire|Hartington, Derbyshire]] |father = Arnold Crabtree |mother = Florence Crabtree |brothers = [[List of Coronation Street characters#Archie Crabtree|Archie Crabtree]]<br />Norman Crabtree |husband = [[List of Coronation Street characters#Stan Ogden|Stan Ogden]] (until 1984) |sons = [[List of Coronation Street characters#Trevor Ogden|Trevor Ogden]]<br />Tony Ogden |daughters = [[List of Coronation Street characters#Irma Barlow|Irma Barlow]]<br />Sylvia Ogden |grandsons = Darren Barlow<br>[[List of Coronation Street characters#Damien Ogden|Damien Ogden]] |granddaughters = Jayne Ogden |aunts = Gertie |cousins = Isabel<br>Agnes Swales<br>Florrie }} '''Hilda Ogden''' (also '''Crabtree''') is a [[fictional character]] from the [[British]] [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Coronation Street]]''. She is one of the best-known regular characters in the serial. Her name became [[synonymous]] with a classic hard-working Northern working-class woman. She was played by [[Jean Alexander]] from 1964 to 1987. For much of her period as a character in the Street, Hilda worked as cleaner of [[Coronation Street|The Rovers Return Inn]]. A gossip and busybody, many of her storylines were used for comedic purposes, though the