Betty Driver Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Dress Size, Contact Details, Spouse(Husband), Bio & More

Betty Driver

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Elizabeth Mary Driver

NICK NAMES

The second Gracie Fields

BIRTHDAY

May 20, 1920

BORN ON DAY

Thursday

BIRTHPLACE

Leicester, England

DIED AT AGE

91 Years 4 Months 26 Days

DEATHDATE

October 15, 2011

DEATHPLACE

Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England

CAUSE OF DEATH

Pneumonia

NATIONALITY

British

PROFESSION

Movies (Actress)

ZODIAC

TAURUS

Physical Stats

WAIST

N/A

Hip

N/A

DRESS SIZE

N/A

HEIGHT

5'7''(feet & inches)

1.7018 meters

170.18 cm

WEIGHT

N/A

Betty Driver Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Nellie Driver

FATHER

Frederick Driver

SISTER(S) NAME

Freda Driver

Betty Driver Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Wally Peterson (1953-1960)

Fame & Address

SIGNATURE

DEBUT

FAMOUS FROM/AS

Coronation Street as Betty Williams (Soap Opera 1969-2011)

Education, Net Worth & More

More Information

Career of Betty Driver

Her initial film credits include Boots! Boots! (1934). She is well acknowledged for her part as Betty Williams in the British soap opera Coronation Street. She is also noted for her work in Mrs. Edgley in Pardon the Expression (1965?1966).

Some Lesser Known Facts About Betty Driver

Did Betty Driver takes alcohol? NA.
Was Betty Driver in the habit of Smoking? NA.
She received awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 2010 British Soap Awards.
She seriously injured her spine and hip during the sitcom Pardon the Expression (1965) was filmed. She required osteopathic treatment for the injury.
She gave up on the acting industry to manage a pub in Whaley Bridge, near Manchester. She ran the pub with her father and sister.
She had a miscarriage during her marriage to Wally Peterson. Following this, she suffered from fibroids in the womb and underwent a hysterectomy.
She wanted to do the part of Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street (1960), and also auditioned for the same. She made it to the final two but unfortunately lost to the actress Jean Alexander.
She suffered pneumonia in May 2011 and eventually died after around six weeks in the hospital.
According to her, she fell in love several times in her teenage years, but each relationship was ruined by her mother, who wanted to keep her daughter single so as not to lose her free "meal ticket".