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Denise Coffey
English actress, director, and playwright (1936–2022)
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| Born | Denise Dorothy Coffey (1936-12-12)12 December 1936 Aldershot, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 24 March 2022(2022-03-24) (aged 85) |
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Denise Dorothy Coffey (12 December 1936 – 24 March 2022) was an English actress, comedian, director and playwright.
Early life
Coffey was born in Aldershot in 1936,[1] the only child of Dorothy (née Malcolm), and her husband, Denis Coffey, an Irishman from Cork and a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force.[2][3][4] Coffey was born three months prematurely, weighing just two pounds.
She suffered with bronchitis for much of her life.[5] The family moved frequently during the Second World War, though eventually settled in Inverkeithing in Fife, and later in Milesmark outside Dunfermline.[5] She attended Dunfermline High Sc