Margot Bryant (born Kathleen Mary Margaret Bryant, 8 March 1897 – 1 January 1988) was an English actress, best known for playing Minnie Caldwell on the soap opera Coronation Street from 1960 to 1976.

Biography

Bryant was a dedicated performer, always insisting on high standards of professionalism and good manners. She was later distressed by her declining ability to learn her lines as her health deteriorated.

She was close friends with fellow Coronation Street actress Eileen Derbyshire.

Ultimately Bryant was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and was admitted to Cheadle Royal Mental Health Hospital, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire where she remained as an in-patient until her death on New Year's Day 1988 at the age of 90. She never married and never had any children.

Her character had died by 2008, when returning former character Jed Stone (played by Kenneth Cope) was seen visiting Minnie's grave.