Coral atkins biography definition

British actress (1936–2016)

Coral Rosemary Atkins (13 September 1936 – 2 December 2016)^[1] was an English actress, who opened and ran a home for disadvantaged children.^[2] She cared for 37 children over a period of 26 years.^[3]

Biography

Atkins was born in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey.^[2] Her parents were Eric D.

Atkins and Lilian L. Millson. The family moved to Bucklebury when she was young, and she attended Shaw House School in Newbury before returning to London. During World War II Atkins and her sister, Sylvia Vivian Atkins (1933–1990) were evacuated from London to rural England. In her memoir, Atkins stated that she, and her sister had been beaten and neglected by caregivers.^[4]

Atkins began appearing on British television in the 1960s; her television credits included episodes of The Sweeney, in which she played Brenda Keever the wife of a career criminal, Dixon of Dock Green, Deadline Midnight,No