Sophie Jeffery (1993–1997) Verity Rushworth (1998–2014)
Duration
1993–2009, 2014
First appearance
31 August 1993
Last appearance
15 August 2014
Classification
Former; regular
Introduced by
Nicholas Prosser (1993) Mervyn Watson (1998) Kate Oates (2014)
Sophie Jeffery as Donna Windsor (1993)
In-universe information
Occupation
Police Officer
Father
Vic Windsor
Mother
Viv Hope
Stepfather
Bob Hope
Half-brothers
Scott Windsor Heath Hope
Half-sisters
Kelly Windsor Cathy Hope
Husband
Marlon Dingle (2006–2009)
Daughters
April Windsor
Aunts
Lucy
Nephews
Elliot Windsor
Nieces
Jean Tate
Donna Windsor[1] (also Windsor-Dingle) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was originally played by Sophie Jeffery until 1997. Actress Verity Rushworth took over the role in 1998. She made her first appearance in the show on 31 August 1993. Donna departed on 30 January 2009. At the time of her departure, Donna was the third longest running character on Emmerdale.[2] It was announced on 8 January 2014 that Rushworth had decided to reprise her role as Donna for five months. She returned on 19 March 2014 and it was revealed that Donna was terminally ill with lung cancer. Donna committed suicide on 14 August 2014, after throwing herself and Gary North (Fergus O'Donnell) from a multi-storey car park to her death, but made her final appearance the following day, on 15 August 2014.
^"Emmerdale – Episode 6821". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
^Emmerdale Org (11 March 2003). "Emmerdale's Original Donna Windsor". Emmerdale Org. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
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officer and during his 15 months in the village he has an affair with DonnaWindsor-Dingle (Verity Rushworth), and after being convicted of murder is imprisoned...
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number of high-profile storylines, including an affair with policewoman DonnaWindsor (Verity Rushworth); taking part in a violent robbery at Home Farm; an...
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Davison), Marc Reynolds (Anthony Lewis), Ollie Reynolds (Vicky Binns), and DonnaWindsor (Verity Rushworth). Also involved on the trip is Robert (now Karl Davies)...
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