Barbara Windsor
Dame Barbara Windsor | |
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 Windsor in 2009 | |
| Born | Barbara Ann Deeks 6 August 1937 |
| Died | 10 December 2020 (aged 83) London, England |
| Cause of death | Alzheimer's disease |
| Burial place | Golders Green Crematorium, London |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1950–2017 |
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| Website | barbarawindsor |
Dame Barbara Ann Windsor DBE (née Deeks; 6 August 1937 – 10 December 2020), known professionally as Barbara Windsor, was an English actress. In a career that spanned nearly seven decades, she was best known for her roles in nine of the Carry On film and for portraying Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.
Early life[change | change source]
Barbara Ann Deeks was born in Stepney, London, England on 6 August 1937,[1] as the only child[2] of Rose Alexandra Deeks[3] (née Ellis; 1912–1981)[4][5] and John Henry James Deeks (1915–2004).[6][7]
Personal life[change | change source]
Marriages and relationships[change | change source]
Windsor married Ronnie Knight, a nightclub owner, in Edmonton, Essex on 2 March 1964. They later separated and their divorce was finalised in January 1985.[8] Her Carry On films co-star Kenneth Williams, his mother and his sister accompanied Windsor and Knight on their honeymoon.[9] Windsor married Stephen Hollings, a chef and restaurateur, in Jamaica on 12 April 1986. They later separated and their divorce was finalised in 1995.[10] Windsor married Scott Mitchell, a former actor and recruitment consultant, in Westminster, London on 7 April 2000.[11][12]
Windsor had a one-night stand with East End criminal Reggie Kray.[13] She had a longer relationship with his elder brother Charlie Kray.[14] During the period of making her later Carry On films, she had a well-publicised affair with her fellow actor and co-star Sid James, lasting three years, which she ended in 1976.[15][16]
Filmography[change | change source]
Film[change | change source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Belles of St. Trinian's | Schoolgirl | Uncredited |
| 1955 | A Kid for Two Farthings | Blonde with a Crush on Sam | |
| 1956 | Lost | Young Girl in Chemist | |
| 1959 | Make Mine a Million | Switchboard operator | |
| 1960 | Too Hot to Handle | Ponytail | |
| 1961 | Flame in the Streets | Girlfriend | Uncredited |
| On the Fiddle | Mavis | ||
| 1962 | Hair of the Dog | Elsie Grumble | |
| Death Trap | Babs Newton | ||
| 1963 | Sparrows Can't Sing | Maggie | |
| Pierrots | Pierrots | Short | |
| 1964 | The Bargee | Factory Girl | Uncredited |
| 1964 | Carry On Spying | Daphne Honeybutt | |
| Crooks in Cloisters | Bikini | ||
| 1965 | San Ferry Ann | Hiker Girl | |
| A Study in Terror | Annie Chapman | ||
| 1967 | Carry On Doctor | Nurse Sandra May | |
| 1968 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Blonde | |
| 1969 | Carry On Camping | Babs | |
| Carry On Again Doctor | Goldie Locks aka Maud Boggins | ||
| 1971 | Carry On Henry | Bettina | |
| The Boy Friend | Hortense | ||
| 1972 | Carry On Matron | Nurse Susan Ball | |
| Carry On Abroad | Sadie Tompkins | ||
| 1973 | Not Now, Darling | Sue Lawson | |
| Carry On Girls | Hope Springs | ||
| 1974 | Carry On Dick | Harriet | |
| 1986 | Comrades | Mrs. Wetham | |
| 1987 | It Couldn't Happen Here | Neil's mother, Seaside landlady | |
| 1997 | Closed for Business | Interviewee | Short |
| 2000 | Cor, Blimey! | Barbara Windsor | |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Dormouse | Voice |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Mallymkun | Voice |
Television[change | change source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Dreamers Highway | ||
| 1958 | Out with the Show | ||
| 1961 | Armchair Theatre | Miss Gibbon | Episode: "His Polyvinyl Girl" |
| 1961, 1963 | The Rag Trade | Judy, Gloria | Series 1, Series 3 |
| 1962 | The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Babs Newton | Episode: "Death Trap" |
| A Christmas Night with the Stars | Gloria | The Rag Trade segment | |
| 1963 | The Plane Makers | Marlene | Episode: "Any More for the Skylark?" |
| 1964 | Two Plus Two | Louella | Episode: "A Funny Thing Happened To Me on My Way To the Alter" |
| 1964, 1968, 1970 | Comedy Playhouse | Cynthia Spooner, Millie, Polly | Episodes: "The Hen House", "Wild, Wild Women", Meter Maids" |
| 1965 | The Des O'Connor Show | Nurse | Episode: "Episode #2.1" |
| 1967 | Before the Fringe | Episodes: "Episode #2.4", "Episode #2.5" | |
| 1968 | Dad's Army | Laura la Plaz | Episode: "Shooting Pains" |
| 1968, 1969 | Wild, Wild Women | Millie | Episodes: "Pilot", Series 1 |
| 1968, 1973 | Ooh La La | Chiquette, The Shrimp | Episodes: "Above Reproach", "The Hasty Hand", "The Lady from Maxims" |
| 1969 | The Rolf Harris Show | Maid Marion | Episode: "Episode #3.12" |
| Carry On Christmas | Spirit of Christmas Present, Fanny, Cinderella | Television film | |
| 1970 | Aquarius | Marie Lloyd | Episode: "Marie Lloyd/The Battle of Shrivings/Beethoven Street/Leonard Bernstein/Bertrand Russell" |
| Up Pompeii! | Nymphia | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Sin'Er Nymphia" | |
| Carry On Again Christmas | Jim Hawkins | Television film | |
| 1972 | Carry On Christmas: Carry On Stuffing | Aladdin, Miss Clodhopper, Maid, Eve, Milk Maiden | |
| 1973 | Carry On Christmas | Lady Frances, 1st Ballerina, Fifi, Fanny, Crompet, Virginia | |
| The Bob Monkhouse Offensive | Stripper | ||
| 1975 | Carry On Laughing | Vera Basket, Marie, Sarah, Lady Miranda, Maisie, Lady Mary, Lottie | Episodes: "The Prisoner of Spenda", "The Baron Outlook", "The Sobbing Cavalier", "Orgy and Bess", "The Nine Old Cobblers", "And My Lady's Chamber", "Who Needs Kitchener?", "Lamp-Posts of the Empire" |
| 1976 | The Mike Reid Show | Episode: "Episode #1.0" | |
| 1977 | The Punch Review | Various | Episode: "Episode #1.3" |
| Come Spy with Me | Mavis Apple | Television film | |
| 1980 | Both Ends Meet | Doris White | |
| Worzel Gummidge | Saucy Nancy | Episodes: "Worzel and Saucy Nancy", "The Scarecrow Wedding", "Captain Worzel", "A Cup 'O Tea and a Slice 'O Cake" | |
| 1985 | The Gong Show | Television film | |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & Catflap | Mum | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| Super Gran | Ethel | Episode: "Supergran and the Heir Apparent" | |
| The Grand Knockout Tournament | Lady Knock of Alton | Television special | |
| 1988 | The Management | Aunty Vicky | Episodes: "The Whelks", "The Nephew" |
| 1989 | Norbert Smith, a Life | Greenham Women's Leader | Television film |
| Bluebirds | Mabel Fletcher | 6 episodes | |
| 1990 | Family Fortunes | Fairy | Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Special 2" |
| Wilson the Notorious Canary Trainer | Irene Wilson | Television film | |
| 1991 | You Rang, M'Lord? | Myrtle | Episode: "Please Help The Orphans", "Current Affairs" |
| 1992 | Double Vision | Snow Queen Boss | Television film |
| 1993 | Frank Stubbs | Barbara Windsor | Episode: "Starlet" |
| The Great Bong | Mabel | Voice | |
| 1994 | Pussy in Boots | Wandawoman | Television film |
| 1994–2010, 2013–2016 | EastEnders | Peggy Mitchell | Series regular; 1691 episodes |
| 1995 | One Foot in the Grave | Millicent | Episode: "The Affair of the Hollow Lady" |
| 1999 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | Highway Robbery Victim | Television film |
| 2001 | Second Star to the Left | Babs | Television film, voice |
| 2005 | Children in Need | Peggy Mitchell | Television special |
| 2006 | Doctor Who | Episode: "Army of Ghosts" | |
| 2007 | EastEnders Fueds: The Beales vs. The Mitchells | Television film | |
| 2009 | Walk on the Wild Side | Mouse | Episode: "Episode #1.3" |
| 2011 | Come Fly with Me | Barbara Windsor | Episode: "Episode #1.4" |
| Little Crackers | Shop Assistant | Episode: "Barbara Windsor's Little Cracker: My First Brassiere" | |
| 2015 | Children in Need | Barbara Windsor | Star Wars sketch |
| 2016 | EastEnders - The Last Goodbye | Peggy Mitchell | Television film |
| 2017 | Babs | Barbara Windsor |
Music video[change | change source]
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Always on My Mind | Pet Shop Boys |
Video game[change | change source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Dormouse | Voice |
Source: [17]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007: JUL 1937 1c 176 STEPNEY – Barbara A Deeks
- ↑ "Deeks". Ancestry. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005: APR 1936 1c 196 SHOREDITCH – Rose A Ellis = John H J Deeks
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915: 11 JUN 1912 1c 285 BETHNAL GREEN – Rose A Ellis
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007: OCT 1981 (aged 69) 14 2008 CAMDEN – Rose Alexandra Atkinson
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915: 24 DEC 1914 1c 333 BETHNAL GREEN – John H J Deeks
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007: MAY 2004 (aged 89) A78B 120 GREAT YARMOUTH – John Henry J Deeks
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005: JAN 1964 5e 828 EDMONTON – Barbara A Deeks = Ronald J Knight
- ↑ Davies, Russell (12 December 2020). "'Could you marry me?': how Kenneth Williams fell for Barbara Windsor". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ Windsor, Barbara; McGibbon, Robin (2000). All of Me: My Extraordinary Life. Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 9780755364657.
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005: APR 2000 258 041 – Barbara A Windsor = Scott Mitchell
- ↑ Mitchell, Scott (2022). By Your Side: My Life Loving Barbara Windsor. Seven Dials. ISBN 9781399602822.
- ↑ Wiggins, Dan; Twigger, Will (22 May 2021). "Kray twins invaded set of EastEnders legend Barbara Windsor's film and threatened to kill crew for filming on their turf". My London. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ Hill, Amelia (25 March 2001). "Kray's deathbed secrets revealed". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ du Cann, Rhiannon (10 April 2023). "Dame Barbara Windsor's 'inevitable' affair with Carry On co-star Sid James". Daily Express. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ "Sid James' final interview: Carry On star's recording found after 42 years". BBC News. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ "Barbara Windsor". IMDb. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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