Wendy Richard

Personal Info

Birthday

July 20, 1943

Day of Death

2009-02-26

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, UK

Also Known As

Wendy Emerton

Wendy Richard

Biography

Wendy Richard MBE (née Emerton, 20 July 1943 - 26 February 2009) was an English actress, known for her role as Pauline Fowler on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role she played for nearly 22 years, from 1985 to 2006. She also portrayed Miss Shirley Brahms in Are You Being Served? (1972–1985), as well as its spin-off series Grace & Favour (1992–1993).

Known For

EastEnders

Agatha Christie's Marple

BBC Play of the Month

Are You Being Served?

Please Sir!

Dixon of Dock Green

Up Pompeii!

Grace & Favour

Filmography

2022
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
as Archive Footage
1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Pauline Fowler
1989
My Brother David
as Pauline Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)
1977
Are You Being Served? The Movie
as Miss Shirley Brahms
1973
Carry On Girls
as Ida Downs
1972
Bless This House
as Carol
Carry On Matron
as Miss Willing
1971
Gumshoe
as Anne Scott
On the Buses
as Housewife
1970
Carry On Again Christmas
as Kate
No Blade of Grass
as Clara Pirrie
1966
Doctor in Clover
as Nurse with False Eyelashes (uncredited)