Jennifer Moss (actress)
| Jenny Moss | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jennifer Victoria Moss 10 January 1945 Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Died | 5 October 2006 (aged 61) Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1960–1997 |
| Known for | Lucille Hewitt (Coronation Street) |
Jennifer Victoria "Jenny" Moss (10 January 1945 – 5 October 2006) was an English actress and singer born in Wigan, Lancashire. She was best known for her role as Lucille Hewitt on the long-running soap opera, Coronation Street, which she played from 1960–74.
Moss first achieved fame as a twelve-year-old as one of the child actors on the BBC's light entertainment programme Children's Hour. It was there that she first came to the attention of actor Tony Warren, who would later become the originator of Coronation Street. Moss moved into television in the early 1960s, and appeared in June Evening and Magnolia Street for BBC Television. At the age of 15, she joined Coronation Street in episode four as the programme's first wildchild Lucille Hewitt, a role she played until she was sacked in 1974 after 14 years and 756 episodes.
In 1961, during the Equity strike, Moss used her freedom away from the Street to concentrate on other projects. She appeared in a West End musical, and made her debut on the big screen when she co-starred with David Hemmings, Veronica Hurst, John Pike and Joan Newell in the beat film Live It Up! (1963), singing Please Let It Happen To Me. Her debut single Hobbies, produced by Joe Meek failed to make the UK top 40 and her music career fizzled. She recorded a number of other songs which remained unreleased until 2007, when a CD compilation album Let's Go With Joe Meek's Girls was released.
Below is a complete list of songs that Moss recorded with Meek:
After the Equity strike, Moss returned to Coronation Street where she would remain as Lucille until July 1974.
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