Person Open DS/UK/7316 Carson; Violet Helen (1898-1983); OBE; English actress, pianist Carson Violet Helen 1898-1983 English actress, pianist Female

Violet Helen Carson OBE (1 September 1898 – 26 December 1983) was an English actress, who had a long and celebrated career as an actress and performer during the early days of BBC radio and during the latter decades of her life as the matronly Ena Sharples in the British Television soap opera Coronation Street. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 8/30/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 2bc04ab1-0e96-4c65-baf8-be1c24f6a03f