Barbara Ferris, who has died aged 88, was a model and dancer who turned to acting in the early 1960s, establishing herself, in the words of one critic, as a “cuddly comic Cockney” with Joan ...

NORMAL — Barbara Ferris, 62, of Normal, died at 11:47 p.m. Aug. 29, 2016, at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.

Veteran actress Barbara Ferris has sadly passed away aged 85. The soap star made her Coronation Street debut as Nona Willis in 1961. Ferris's stint on the soap was relatively short-lived though.

The actress was known for playing barmaid Nona Willis at the Rovers Return, but left the soap after 10 episodes because she struggled to understand the accent.

Barbara Ferris, who played Nona Willis in Coronation Street, had died aged 85, according to reports. She starred in 10 episodes of the popular ITV soap and then left, admitting trying to act with ...

Ferris, Barbara D. A private Remembrance Service for Barbara D. Ferris (nee Davis), age 91, of Lake Barrington will be held at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Harvard, IL. Born August 17, 1917, in Washingto… ...

Coronation Street star Barbara Ferris has died aged 85. The former model and actress played a barmaid in Coronation Street in 1961, which led to a decades-long career in the spotlight. After a ...

Barbara Ferris is a fetching house urchin who wears her microskirt so short that the evening seems like a continual panty raid. Her undies scan better than the dialogue, ...

Coronation Street actor Barbara Ferris has died, aged 85. The actor, who is the sister of Matilda and Call the Midwife star Pam Ferris, died on 23 May 2025. A cause of death is yet to be disclosed.