Maudie Edwards (born Neath, Glamorgan, Wales as Elizabeth Maud Edwards on 16th October, 1906, died in London on 4th March, 1991), appeared as the retiring Corner Shop-keeper Elsie Lappin in the first two episodes of Coronation Street and spoke the first line of scripted dialogue in the first episode. She came from a showbusiness family and as well as being an actress she was a comedienne and founder of the Swansea-based Maudie Edwards Players and often sang dubbing tracks for motion pictures including for Diana Dors in Diamond City and Margaret Lockwood in I'll Be Your Sweetheart.