Catherine Mary Ann Tyldesley (born 17 September 1983) is an English actress, known for her roles as Iris Moss in the BBC drama Lilies (2007), Eva Price on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from (2011–2018) and Karen Norris in the BBC sitcom Scarborough (2019).

Catherine Mary Ann Tyldesley was born on 17 September 1983 in Walkden, Greater Manchester.

[4][3] Tyldesley's television credits include Coronation Street, Holby City, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Sorted, Florence Nightingale Red Riding, Shameless and Trollied.

[9] During an interview with Digital Spy, Tyldesley revealed that there had been a lot of competition for the role of Eva and that she felt "incredibly lucky" to have secured the part.

[12] After signing a new six-month contract, an executive said that Eva will be involved in some "cracking" storylines towards the end of the year.

When Eva first joins the street, she's had a little bit of turmoil with past relationships and things like that, so I think she feels like she wants to be quite selfish at the moment, which annoys Karl.

[10] In May 2012, Tyldesley commented that Eva's glamorous lifestyle can be "straining" and she enjoys time off work so she can wear normal and more comfortable clothes.

Then other times you feel she's gone slightly overboard, ridiculous big hair and fake eyelashes – like TOWIE on Red Bull!In December 2017, it was announced that Tyldesley had decided to leave the series; her final scenes aired on 3 August 2018.

In August 2023, Tyldesley spoke out on Instagram about claims that she had, via a party planner, asked bakery owner Rebecca Severs of the Three Little Birds bakery in Keighley, West Yorkshire, to make two large cakes and 100 cupcakes for her 40th birthday party in exchange for publicity.

"[24] Tyldesley said that she had no idea the emails were being sent and said that the Leeds-based event management agency and party planner NVRLND, who were involved, were "an amazing company", who had supplied her in the past with performers, and that they were "completely misrepresented in this matter".

She added: 'I hope the cake lady got the exposure she was craving' in a response that was widely criticised online.