Wendy Richard
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1943-07-20
- Died
- 2009-02-26
- Place of birth
- Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, UK
- Also known as
- Wendy Emerton
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
TV Shows (40)
EastEnders
1985
as Pauline / Pauline Fowler
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Delphine
Wogan
1982
as Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mrs Crump
Loose Women
1999
as Self
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sandra
Big Brother's Little Brother
2001
as Self
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Benidorm
2007
No Hiding Place
1959
Dad's Army
1968
as Edith Parish / Shirley
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Are You Being Served?
1972
as Miss Brahms
Blankety Blank
1979
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Jean Davis / Barbara Walker
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
On the Buses
1969
Please Sir!
1968
as Rita
Surprise, Surprise
1984
as Self
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1992
as Self
Up Pompeii!
1969
as Soppia
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self
You Bet!
1988
Londoners
1965
as Patsy
The Likely Lads
1964
as Lynn
This Morning
1988
as Self
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008
HMS Paradise
1964
as Genevieve
Spooner's Patch
1979
as Girl
Friday People
1985
Grace & Favour
1992
as Miss Brahms
Take It or Leave It
2006
Six
1964
Not on Your Nellie
1974
as Doris
Whose House?
1999
All Over The Shop
2008
Both Ends Meet
1972
as Maudie
What Are You Like?
2008
Turn Out the Lights
1967
as Veronica Woods
Hogg's Back
1975
Movies (22)
Carry On Girls
1973
as Ida Downs
Carry On Matron
1972
as Miss Willing
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Miss Shirley Brahms (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gumshoe
1971
as Anne Scott
Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977
as Miss Shirley Brahms
Doctor in Clover
1966
as Nurse with False Eyelashes (uncredited)
No Blade of Grass
1970
as Clara Pirrie
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Self - Interviewee
That's Carry On!
1977
as Ida Downs (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as Pauline Fowler
On the Buses
1971
as Housewife
Bless This House
1972
as Carol
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973
Carry On Again Christmas
1970
as Kate
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Self
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
2000
We Love Are You Being Served?
2020
Naughty Girls
1975
My Brother David
1989
as Pauline Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)
The Day of Ragnarok
1965
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
2022
as Archive Footage
Don't I Look Like A Lord's son?
as The Girl
About Wendy Richard
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). With 62 credits spanning from 1955 to 2022, Wendy Richard has appeared in 22 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wendy Richard Movies
- Carry On Girls (1973) — as Ida Downs
- Carry On Matron (1972) — as Miss Willing
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) — as Miss Shirley Brahms (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Gumshoe (1971) — as Anne Scott
- Are You Being Served? The Movie (1977) — as Miss Shirley Brahms
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