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Dame Barbara WindsorDBE (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 1937 – 10 December 2020)[2] was an English actress, known for her roles in the Carry On films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.[3] She joined the cast of EastEnders in 1994 and won the 1999 British Soap Award for Best Actress, before ultimately leaving the show in 2016 when her character was killed off.
Windsor began her career on stage in 1950 at the age of 13, and made her film debut as a schoolgirl in The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) while studying shipping management at Bow Technical College.[4] She received a BAFTA Award nomination for the film Sparrows Can't Sing (1963), and a Tony Award nomination for the 1964 Broadway production of Oh, What a Lovely War!. In 1972, she starred opposite Vanessa Redgrave in the West End production of The Threepenny Opera.
Between 1964 and 1974, she appeared in nine Carry On films, including Carry On Spying (1964), Carry On Doctor (1967), Carry On Camping (1969), Carry On Henry (1971), and Carry On Abroad (1972). She also co-presented the 1977 Carry On compilation That's Carry On!. Along with Jim Dale, she was one of the last surviving regulars on the series. Her other film roles included A Study in Terror (1965), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and as the voice of Mallymkun, the Dormouse in Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016).
Windsor was made a Dame (DBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to charity and entertainment. She was awarded the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2010, as well as the Freedom of the City of London in 2010.
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^"Career highlights: Barbara Windsor" Archived 10 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph 10 May 2016
Dame BarbaraWindsor DBE (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 1937 – 10 December 2020) was an English actress, known for her roles in the Carry On films...
recast to BarbaraWindsor, who made her first appearance in the episode broadcast on 7 November 1994. Peggy became a regular character, and Windsor played...
her roles in Kidulthood, Dead Set, After Hours and her portrayal of BarbaraWindsor in Babs. Winstone was born in Camden, North London. She is the daughter...
BarbaraWindsor at the start of the film, although she can be clearly seen in later scenes, including the "bikini-flying" sequence; Karen and Windsor...
is an English actress and singer. She is best known for portraying BarbaraWindsor in the stage play Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick and the television...
other EastEnders cast members for a Dementia campaign in honour of BarbaraWindsor. On 21 April 2024, Barton ran the London Marathon for the second time...
some of his EastEnders co-stars for a Dementia campaign in honour of BarbaraWindsor. In May 2021, Borthwick was caught speeding in his car at 52 mph on...
nightclub owner. He became well-known through his marriage to the actress BarbaraWindsor. On 4 January 1995, 16 days prior to his 61st birthday, Knight was...
2014. Retrieved 29 October 2015. Mandle, Chris (29 October 2015). "BarbaraWindsor apologises for saying people who don't wear a poppy can "sod off" during...
ambassadors include Jess Glynne, Kiera Chaplin and Mica Paris. The late BarbaraWindsor was also a patron. The Foundation's work focuses on three core areas:...
April and May 2010, Kirkwood axed eight characters from the show, BarbaraWindsor left her role of Peggy Mitchell, which left a hole in the show, which...
Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Terry Scott, Hattie Jacques, BarbaraWindsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Dilys Laye and Peter Butterworth. The film was followed...
Peter Butterworth, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott, Bernard Bresslaw, BarbaraWindsor, Jack Douglas and Jim Dale. The Carry Ons comprise the largest number...
(9 October 1980) - Tim Brooke-Taylor, Windsor Davies, Carol Drinkwater, Alfred Marks, Beryl Reid, BarbaraWindsor Show 7 (16 October 1980) - Norman Collier...
regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, BarbaraWindsor and Hattie Jacques. This was Jim Dale's last Carry On appearance for...
stage play Carry On London and interviews with its stars - Sid James, BarbaraWindsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth and Jack Douglas...
regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw, BarbaraWindsor, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth and Hattie Jacques. It was the 23rd...
previously having been won by her co-stars Wendy Richard, June Brown and BarbaraWindsor. In July 2011, it was announced that St Clement would be leaving EastEnders...
co-stars for a dementia campaign in honour of their former colleague BarbaraWindsor. List of Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series) housemates List...
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