Barbara Young

Barbara Young (February 9, 1931 – April 27, 2023) was an English actress. She was known for her role as the future Emperor Nero's mother, Agrippina, in the landmark 1976 BBC serial I, Claudius. She played the long-running role of gossipy yet lovable Sadie Hargreaves Lloyd in soap opera Family Affairs. Sadie, a former theatre actress turned barmaid, was a key figure in the show from 1998 until 2005, making her one of the show's longest serving characters.Young previously acted in soap opera Coronation Street in the early 1980s and rejoined the cast in February 2007. She appeared in two episodes of Midsomer Murders. In 2008, she made a guest appearance in an episode of the long-running BBC comedy series Last of the Summer Wine "Get Out of That, Then" as Nora Batty's sister Florrie. Following the departure of Kathy Staff from the series in 2008, she joined the regular cast as Nora's other sister, Stella. She is the mother of the singer Liza Pulman and the actress Cory Pulman.