From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Elizabeth Bradley 20 May 1922 29 October 2000 was an English actress perhaps most famous for playing battleaxe Maud Grimes in the fictional soap Coronation Street Bradley was born Joan Abraham in Hampstead London and took her mothers maiden name as her stage surname She started acting professionally at the age of 23 She married actor Garth Adams in 1950 and was so until his death in 1977 they had three children Bradleys most famous role was as Maud Grimes in Coronation Street in old age from 19931999 She filmed 476 episodes during this time She has also made appearances in The Bill Casualty Bad Girls and The Sweeney Description above from the Wikipedia article Elizabeth Bradley licensed under CCBYSAfull list of contributors on Wikipedia