Beverley Jane McEwan (née Moxon; previously Atkinson, Sowden and Callard; born 28 March 1957) is an English actress, known for her role as Liz McDonald in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street (1989–1998, 2000–2001, 2003–2011, 2013–2020) and Flo Henshaw in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.

She later turned to acting and appeared on stage as Jackie Coryton in Noël Coward's Hay Fever, Liz and Rita in Billy Liar and The Wicked Queen in Snow White.

Other roles followed, including parts in Hinge & Bracket: Dear Ladies, Hells Bells, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and The Practice.

In 2001, Callard was cast as Flo Henshaw in the BBC Three sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and continued in the role for two years.

She was due to appear as the Wicked Queen in the Christmas pantomime Sleeping Beauty at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, from December 2011, but had to withdraw from the production for undisclosed health reasons.

[2] She made her return to the stage in 2012 playing Mari Hoff in a British touring production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.

[5] In 1984, Callard played Gail (Helen Worth) and Brian Tilsley's (Christopher Quinten) friend June Dewhurst in Coronation Street.

Callard left Coronation Street in November 1998 to concentrate on her other career as an aerobics instructor and to spend more time with her family.

The pair separated due to Steve's infidelity, once occurring whilst Callard was recovering from cervical cancer treatment.

[9] In 2008, it was announced that Callard's pay, along with other Coronation Street cast members, would be cut due to the credit crunch.