Yvonne O'Grady appeared on Coronation Street intermittently between April 2004 and October 2010 as Yvonne Casey, the mother of Claire Peacock. Her other television credits include roles in Screen One, Sitting Pretty, Nelson's Column, London's Burning, The Bill, Casualty @ Holby City, Doctors and Silent Witness. On stage she has appeared in productions of Jumpy, All About My Mother, Spring Awakening, Brand, Battle Royal, Remember This, Hairspray, Misery, Once a Catholic, Gameplan, Misconceptions, Oklahoma!, Strindberg Knew My Father, Cherub and A Somewhat Indecent Situation.