Shirin Taylor

Shirin Taylor (born 1951 as Shirin C. Ghadiali) is an English actress, best known for playing Jackie Ingram in the television soap opera Coronation Street from 1990 to 1992 as well as Tina, girlfriend to Robert Lindsay's character in comedy drama Give Us a Break and Rosa in sitcom I Woke Up One Morning.

Born to an Indian father and English mother, Taylor initially trained as a dancer at the Royal Ballet School before studying drama at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

On stage, Taylor made her West End debut in Educating Rita, firstly as understudy to star Julie Walters and then taking over the role of the leading lady.