Sandra Gough (born 2 August 1943, in Manchester, Lancashire) is an English actress, best known for her role as Irma Ogden in the soap opera Coronation Street, which she played from 1964 to 1971.

Other roles have included Nellie Dingle in the soap opera Emmerdale in 1995, her second role in the soap as she played Doreen Shuttleworth in 1985. She also starred as the mother of layabout Paul Calf (Steve Coogan) in The Paul & Pauline Calf's Video Diaries, and later Coogan's Run.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1963 ITV Television Playhouse Girl in Pharmacy
Coronation Street Marjorie Platt 2 episodes
1964–1971 Irma Ogden (later Barlow) Series regular, 398 episodes
1967 Bellbird
1969 All Star Comedy Carnival Irma Barlow
1974 It's Magic
1977 Moynihan 2 episodes
1983 Bingo! Kay TV movie
The Dresser Actress on Station
1984 Foxy Lady Rene Watson 2 episodes
Call Earnshaw Rose TV movie
1984–1985, 1989, 1991 Emmerdale Doreen Shuttleworth Recurring role, 24 episodes
1985 Travelling Man Ruby
1986 Hideaway Woman at Bar
1987 Screen Two Mrs. Hilton
1988 All Creatures Great and Small Mrs. Bell
How to be Cool Sylvianne 2 episodes
1989 The Play on One Housing officer
4 Play Mrs. Brickton
1990 Medics Mrs. Grundig
1992 Screenplay Rita/Vox Pop 2 episodes
1993 Roy Chubby Brown: Exposed Housewife 2 Video release
Paul Calf's Video Diary Mum TV short
1994 Cracker Second woman
The Wanderer Fortune teller
Pauline Calf's Wedding Video Mum TV short
1995 Coogan's Run Mum
Emmerdale Nellie Dingle Series regular, 76 episodes
1999 City Central Irene Caplett
2000 Fat Friends Mrs. Chadwick 2 episodes
The Van Boys Mother Video release
2001 Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise The Spaniard TV movie
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