Where have you seen Julie Carp's mum before?

Actress Sharon Duce plays the role of Paula Carp in Coronation Street. While Paula Carp is mum to Julie and school friend of Eileen Grimshaw, Sharon Duce is one of those actresses whose face seems very familiar, and it's no surprise. Sharon has been acting on British TV since 1970 and has appeared in classic telly programmes such as Armchair Theatre and Softly Softly through to Z Cars and Peak Practice. Her IMDB profile is here so you can see for yourself where you've seen her before. It's always a joy to have such an established British actress turn up on the cobbles.

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Three new Corrie characters join cast

Coronation Street's going to get three new characters over the coming weeks.

First off is Luke Strong, played by Craig Kelly. Luke is an old friend of Carla Gordon's whose arrival will cause havoc in Underworld. He arrives to manage Carla's share of the factory after she leaves Tony and he'll turn up on February 20th.
Read more about Luke Strong here.

Then we'll meet Julie Carp's mum Paula, played by Sharon Duce. She arrives on February 27th and is an old school-friend of Eileen Grimshaw, so why does she try to avoid meeting Eileen? Mysterious! Sharon has starred in Casualty, Emmerdale and a whole host of great telly programmes.

And finally this month we'll meet Dev's uncle Umed, played by Harish Patel. He arrives on the Street on March 9th to cast his eye over Dev's questionable personal life. Harish Patel is an Indian actor who has starred in the movie Run, Fatboy, Run.