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English actress

Dawn Acton
Born Dawn Jean Acton (1977-03-15) 15 March 1977 (age 47)Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Nationality English
Occupation Actress
Children 1

Dawn Jean Acton (born 15 March 1977) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Tracy Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street between 1988 and 1999.[1][2][_unreliable source?_] She left the soap opera at age 22, after giving birth to her son.[3]

As a child, she attended Stamford High School in Ashton-under-Lyne and trained at the Oldham Theatre Workshop.[1][2]

Acton now works as a DJ. She has also been involved in charity work for local organisations.[4]

  1. ^ a b Hayward 1994, p. 1
  2. ^ a b "Dawn Acton". www.corrie.net. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ Nolan, Emma (7 August 2019). "Coronation Street's original Tracy Barlow Dawn Acton is now a DJ". Metro. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. ^ Fear, Helen (7 August 2019). "Former Tracy Barlow actress Dawn Acton reveals real reason she quit Coronation Street". Entertainment Daily UK. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.