Liz McDonald

Liz McDonald
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Beverley Callard
Duration	1989–1998, 2000–2001, 2003–2011, 2013–2020
First appearance	Episode 2984 27 October 1989 (1989-10-27)
Last appearance	Episode 10076 17 June 2020
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Mervyn Watson (1989) Jane MacNaught (2000) Kieran Roberts (2003) Stuart Blackburn (2013)
Spin-off appearances	East Street (2010) The Queen Vic Quiz Night (2020)
In-universe information Other names Liz Greenwood Liz Tomlin Occupation Pub landlady Businesswoman Receptionist Barmaid Father George Greenwood Mother Nancy Greenwood Husband Jim McDonald (1974–1997, 2000–2005) Vernon Tomlin (2007–2009) Sons Steve McDonald Andy McDonald Daughters Katie McDonald Grandsons Ruairi McDonald Oliver Battersby Granddaughters Emma Brooker Amy Barlow

Elizabeth “Liz” McDonald (also Greenwood and Tomlin) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She is portrayed by Beverley Callard. She made her first appearance on 27 October 1989. Callard opted to leave the series, and Liz departed on 13 November 1998. Callard reprised the role for a short stint with Liz appearing between 6 October 2000 and 12 January 2001. Callard reprised the role for two separate stints between 19 November and 30 November 2003 and between 13 February and 22 March 2004. She returned on a permanent basis on 22 June 2004. Callard departed once again with Liz's final appearance airing on 14 April 2011.^[1] Callard reprised the role once again on a permanent basis and Liz returned on 14 October 2013. Callard announced her departure in November 2019, with her final scene broadcast on 17 June 2020.

Liz's storylines have seen her embark on a series of failed romances, including twice marriages to Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson), which became abusive, and Vernon Tomlin (Ian Reddington). She has also had many feuds, notably with son Steve's (Simon Gregson) wives Karen Philips (Suranne Jones), Becky Granger (Katherine Kelly) and Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford). Her other feuds include Teresa Bryant (Karen Henthorn), Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews), Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre) and Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne). Liz's emotional affair with Johnny Connor (Richard Hawley) eventually leads to Johnny's wife, Jenny, hitting Liz with her car in a hit-and-run storyline over Christmas 2018. Callard has claimed Liz's unique fashion sense stems from Alec Gilroy (Roy Barraclough) telling her that she could "aerate the space under her chin a bit more" in an episode early on in Liz's time in Weatherfield.