Eve Pearce

Eve Pearce was born in Aberdeen in Scotland to a very poor family and was brought up in a one-roomed tenement, her mother dying when she was seven years old. When she was twelve her father re-married and she moved to London. She began her acting career in the early 1960s, making her television debut in 'Z-Cars' in 1962. She also took a recurring role in 'Coronation Street' in 1967, and has made many appearances on stage and television. She is a published poet, often writing on anti-war themes, and is also a volunteer reader with the Interact Reading Service, a charity which arranges therapeutic readings in hospitals for stroke victims. Show less «