<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2011, 2013 and 2016 </Td> </Tr> <P> Patti Clare (born 3 March 1976) is an English actress, known for playing the character of Mary Taylor in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2008 . She is a three - time winner of the British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance (2011, 2013, 2016). </P> <P> Clare was born in the city of Manchester . Her stage acting credits include playing Edith in a production of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit at the Citizen's Theatre in Glasgow in 2000 and the role of Mrs. Micawber in a 2005 production of the stage play David Copperfield at the West Yorkshire Playhouse . Having built up extensive experience in theatre, Clare subsequently expressed interest in transferring to television . </P>

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