Mother to Philippa Anne (née Blake) Orr (b. 1967).
Her Coronation Street (1960) character Linda Cheveski became the 1st woman on the soap opera to give birth. Linda had a son Paul (played by Marcus Saville), born on 12 June 1961.
Her daughter Philippa was named in honour of Cunningham's Coronation Street (1960) co-star Philip Lowrie, who went on to become Philippa's godfather.
Grandmother to Jack (b. 1996), Benjamin (b. 2000) and Harry (b. 2000) via daughter Philippa and her husband John Orr.