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Margaret "Maggie" Jones (21 June 1934 – 2 December 2009) was an English actress, best known for playing Blanche Hunt in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'', a role which she first portrayed in 1974 and played regularly from the late 1990s until shortly before her death. She won the British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2005 and 2008. ==Career== Jones graduated from the drama school RADA and performed in numerous plays including ''Pride and Prejudice'' and ''The Women'' on the West End stage. Her first television role came in 1961 when she appeared in one episode of ''Coronation Street'' as a policewoman. Jones's first major television role was in BBC's adaptation of ''The Forsyte Saga''. Jones played the maid, Smither, a small but recurring part. Prior to playing Blanche in ''Coronation Street'' her best-known role was in ''Sam'' with Mark McManus. Several years after her first ''Coronation Street'' role she had another guest role, as a shoplifter. In 1974 she debuted as Blanche Hunt, the mother of Deirdre. The part had originally been played by Patricia Cutts, who committed suicide after appearing in only two episodes. Jones, who had previously auditioned for the role, accepted an offer to take over the part at short notice as storylines had already been written for Blanche. Jones remained a regular cast member until 1976. She re-appeared in the show briefly when Blanche's grandchild Tracy was born in 1977, when Deirdre's marriage to Ray Langton collapsed in 1978 and when Deirdre married Ken Barlow in 1981. Throughout the 1980s Jones was a regular face on British television, appearing in several series. These included ''The Barchester Chronicles'', ''The Beiderbecke Tapes'', ''In Sickness and in Health'', ''Sharon and Elsie'', ''We'll Think Of Something'', ''The Nesbitts Are Coming'', ''Bulman'' and ''Lovely Couple'', alongside Pauline Quirke. After guest appearances in shows such as ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''Goodnight Sweetheart'', ''Heartbeat'' and ''Peak Practice'' in the 1990s, Jones reprised the role of Blanche Hunt in ''Coronation Street'' in 1996. She became a regular cast member again in 1999. Blanche's trademark withering one-liners and no-nonsense attitude made her a firm favourite of fans of the long-running show. In 2005 and 2008 Jones won a ''British Soap Award'' for Best Comedy Performance in a British Soap. Jones stated that she didn't think of her character as funny. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maggie Jones (actress)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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