Doris Hare

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Doris Hare MBE (March 1, 1905 - May 30, 2000) was a Welsh actress. Born in Bargoed, Monmouthshire, she appeared in On the Buses alongside Reg Varney and Stephen Lewis. She also appeared in the Confessions of... series with Robin Askwith and Anthony Booth as Mrs Lea. She was awarded an MBE in 1941.

According to Daran Little's 1995 book The Coronation Street Story, Doris acted the part of Martha Longhurst in the pilot episodes of the soap in 1960. Although she turned down the role of Ena Sharples, Doris did play Alice Pickens in Coronation Street during 1969. She was due to marry the character of Albert Tatlock but the wedding never took place.

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