Famous Daughters of Leeds

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Sun 31 Mar, 2013 10:31 am

Gloria Yates, whose autobiography is entitled "A Daughter of Leeds".

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Sun 31 Mar, 2013 12:23 pm

I know that Kay Mellor has been mentioned in several threads on this site, but I think she merits her place on this thread.

jim · Post by **jim** » Sun 31 Mar, 2013 12:43 pm

Leonora Cohen.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sun 31 Mar, 2013 1:23 pm

And I'd better bung actress Frances White in this thread too.Corinne Bailey Rae is another. Beryl Burton. Mel B.

Toughy · Post by **Toughy** » Sun 31 Mar, 2013 2:39 pm

Gabby Logan (nee Yorath).

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Sun 31 Mar, 2013 3:02 pm

Angela Griffin is from Leeds also.

majorhoundii · Post by **majorhoundii** » Sun 31 Mar, 2013 3:42 pm

Nicola Adams, Liz Dawn, Beverley Callard,

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Sun 31 Mar, 2013 4:23 pm

Ivy Benson

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Sun 31 Mar, 2013 6:56 pm

My dad has always claimed that one of his classmates in Richmond Hill in the 1930s / 40s was Diana Coupland, probably best remembered as the mother character in Bless This House, playing opposite Sid James. She also played the mother in the film Spring and Port Wine with James Mason.

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Sun 31 Mar, 2013 8:15 pm

Dame Fanny Waterman, founder of The Leeds Piano Competition, born in Albert Grove Leeds in March 1920.