Background
The daughter of general practitioner Doctor William Arthur Bryant, Bryant moved to London with her parents on completing her education.
The daughter of general practitioner Doctor William Arthur Bryant, Bryant moved to London with her parents on completing her education.
There, she became interested in the theatre, and appeared in the chorus lines of various productions before moving on to musical comedies. She also appeared in a number of films, such as Stop Flirting with Fred Astaire, Cure for Love, and Beat Girl with Oliver Reed in 1960. She also appeared in a West End role, as Lucy in Gay"s the Word at the Old Saville.
Bryant also toured in My Mother Said and later appeared in the show"s television production.
She also appeared in The Bell Family and in films I Get Myself Arrested and The Large Rope. Coronation Street
Bryant"s most notable television role came later in life, playing timid Minnie Caldwell on the soap opera Coronation Street, a role she occupied from 1960 to 1976 over the course of 990 episodes.
The character"s life tended to revolve around her ginger tom-cat, Bobby. Minnie Caldwell was a diminutive figure, with a distracted manner and often appeared drinking milk stout in the Snug of the soap"s public house the Rover"s Return.