| Joyce Smedley | |||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Anita Carey | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Sue Pritchard | ||||||||
| Duration | 1996–97 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 23 February 1996 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 21 February 1997 | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||
| Date of death | 21 February 1997 | ||||||||
| Occupation | Cleaner | ||||||||
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Joyce Smedley was played by Anita Carey. Joyce is introduced in February as the mother of Judy Mallett (Gaynor Faye). Joyce takes a job as a cleaner at the Rovers Return and becomes a love interest to both Alec Gilroy (Roy Barraclough) and Percy Sugden (Bill Waddington), although she did not encourage Percy. In February 1997, whilst walking her dog, Scamper, Joyce was knocked down and killed by a car driven by Tony Horrocks.
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Famous quotes containing the words joyce and/or smedley:
“In Ireland they try to make a cat cleanly by rubbing its nose in its own filth. Mr. Joyce has tried the same treatment on the human subject. I hope it may prove successful.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
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