Eileen Grimshaw, is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by Sue Cleaver, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 3 May 2000.
The character also appeared in the mini-episode crossover between Coronation Street and rival soap EastEnders entitled East Street screened on 19 November 2010 in aid of children's charity Children In Need.
In 2011, it was revealed that she and half-sister Julie Carp were related to Coronation Street icon; Elsie Tanner, as her cousin Arnley Grimshaw, was their paternal grandfather.
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