Caroline Berry appeared in Coronation Street from October 2013 to April 2014 as Valerie Phelan, the wife of crooked builder Pat Phelan. An actress since the early 1980s, she was born in Swansea and trained at the East 15 Acting School. She has also appeared in, among other things, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Inspector Morse, Birds of a Feather, Peak Practice, Doctor Who and May Day. Her theatre roles include a long-running engagement in Blood Brothers in the West End for over a year and roles in The Cherry Orchard and Charley's Aunt.