Kathy Staff
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Kathy Staff (born Minnie Higginbottom on July 12, 1928), is a British actress born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. She is probably best known for her portrayal of Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine.
When she took up acting, she changed her name to Katherine Grant. After she married John Staff in 1951, she adopted the surname as her stage name, hence Kathy Staff.
As well as appearing in the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine since it began in 1973, Staff had a regular role as Doris Luke in the ITV soap opera, Crossroads. Other appearances include Coronation Street as Vera Hopkins, No Frills as Molly Bickerstaff, Open All Hours as Mrs Blewitt, and Freddie Starr.
[edit] Further reading
- Kathy Staff's Book of Happy Families (1999)
- My Story, Wrinkles & All by Kathy Staff (1999)
