Shirin Taylor

Shirin Taylor (born 1951 as Shirin C. Ghadiali ) is an English actress, best known for playing Jackie Ingram in the television soap opera Coronation Street from 1990 to 1992 as well as Tina, girlfriend to Robert Lindsay's character in comedy drama Give Us a Break and Rosa in sitcom I Woke Up One Morning.

Early life
Born to an Indian father and English mother, Taylor initially trained as a dancer at the Royal Ballet School before studying drama at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Acting career

 * Doctor Who (serials The Stones of Blood and Dragonfire )
 * Crown Court
 * The Cleopatras
 * Shine on Harvey Moon
 * One by One
 * Crossroads (as Sue Kirk in 1985)
 * Boon
 * Dramarama
 * The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
 * The Bill
 * Casualty
 * A Touch of Frost
 * Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
 * London's Burning
 * Holby City
 * Night & Day
 * Doctors

Theatre work
On stage, Taylor made her West End debut in Educating Rita, firstly as understudy to star Julie Walters and then taking over the role of the leading lady.