Barbara Windsor
Sign in to saveAlso known as Dame Barbara Windsor, Barbara Ann Windsor, Barbara Ann Knight, Barbara Deeks, Barbara Knight
English actress and singer (1937–2020)
Key facts
- Born
- Barbara Ann Deeks , ( 1937-08-06 ) 6 August 1937, Shoreditch , London, England
- Died
- 10 December 2020 (2020-12-10) (aged 83), Stanmore , London, England
- Resting place
- Golders Green Crematorium
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1950–2017
- Spouses
- Ronnie Knight ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1985 ) Stephen Hollings ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1995 ) Scott Mitchell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Barbara
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Shoreditch
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.barbarawindsor.com
- Image
- Barbara Windsor Maryebone Tree.JPG
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- Commons category
- Barbara Windsor
- date of birth
- 1937-08-06
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-12-10
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Barbara Windsor
- birth name
- Barbara Ann Deeks
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
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Encyclopedic overview
Dame Barbara Windsor (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 1937 – 10 December 2020) was an English actress. She was known for her roles in the Carry On films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. She joined the cast of EastEnders in 1994 and won the 1999 British Soap Award for Best Actress, before leaving the show in 2016.
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. 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.
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