Maudie Edwards
Actor
Biography
Elizabeth Maud Edwards (16 October 1906 – 24 March 1991), professionally known as Maudie Edwards, was a Welsh actress, radio broadcaster, comedian, dancer and singer. She started her career in theatres in Swansea and moved on to films even appearing alongside Frank Sinatra at the London Palladium. She is best remembered for having spoken the first line of dialogue in the British soap opera, Coronation Street, and playing Elsie Lappin, the first-ever owner of the corner shop in the first two episodes. Those first words were "Now the next thing you've got to do is get a signwriter in".
Filmography
Under Milk Wood
as Mrs Utah Watkins 1972
Pink String and Sealing Wax
as Mrs. Webster 1945
My Learned Friend
as Aladdin 1943
The Ugly Duckling
as Henrietta Jekyll 1959
Band of Thieves
as The Duchess 1962
The Key Man
as Mrs. Glass 1957
Girdle of Gold
as Mrs. Griffiths 1952
Clue of the New Pin
as Barmaid 1961
The Shipbuilders
as Lizzie 1943
I'll Be Your Sweetheart
as Mrs. Jones 1945
Walking on Air
1946