English actress, best remembered for roles in the Carry On series of films and as Peggy Mitchell in soap opera Eastenders. She said in "I'm only 4'10"" and in her book "I pulled myself up to my full four feet ten and a half inches".
Eastenders Carry On Barbara Heights. Sid James 5ft 8 cm. Mike Reid 6ft 1 cm. He's really after catching up with his kids, Tiffany and Simon Raymond, and he has the reputation for being a homophobic drunk.
That side hasn't shown through so far, and I know he goes on to have a relationship with Roberta Taylor, who hasn't joined the cast yet. Anyway, when he's making flattering remarks to Barbara's Peggy, and she says she's actually the landlady, he comes out with, "No wonder this place is never empty! P Barbara Windsor. This world won't be the same without her. I heard it just before the News, and then watched as tributes poured in about this caring little powerhouse of a lady, who was concerned for everybody.
However, she was unable to appear, as she was on holiday at the time. Had a much publicised affair with "Carry On" co-star Sidney James from until his death in The affair was dramatised in the stage play "Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick" and its television adaptation Cor, Blimey! In order to play the character 'Goldie' in the film Carry on Again Doctor she went on a very strict diet without informing the film's director, Gerald Thomas.
Thomas was unhappy on seeing Barbara's new slimline figure and remarked, "Well, that's the joke about Bristols out of the window. During the run she had a complete change in playing one of the Ripper's victims in the film A Study in Terror , then it was back to light hearted roles in such films as Carry on Doctor and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , and in a British tour with Frankie Howerd in 'The Wind in the Sasafras Tree.
Windsor did become well known in the London theatrical scene, but it was the "Carry On" comedies that made her a star. She almost didn't get the part originally, as she and series regular Kenneth Williams took an instant dislike to each other, but that was soon overcome and they became lifelong friends. What a Lovely War' on Broadway and toured America with it.
As a result of the success of 'Fings,' Littlewood cast her in the film Sparrows Can't Sing , which which was seen by producer Peter Rogers who offered her roles in 'Carry on' films, the first of which was Carry on Spying Two years later in she made her film debut as a school girl extra in 'The Belles of St Trinians and by she was performing at London's Winston's Club with Amanda Barrie. With the show's star,, she made her television debut in 'Variety Parade'. Cynthia Spooner.
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Peggy Mitchell, terminally ill with breast cancer, took a lethal overdose of pills and died in her sleep. In the New Year's Honours, Barbara was made a dame for her services to charity and entertainment. But soon afterwards, Dame Barbara's Alzheimer's became more difficult to hide. By the time she turned 80 in August , a continual confusion had set in. She became more and more housebound, upset at having to keep her secret from the fans who flocked to her whenever she set foot outside.
In May , she made the decision to go public with her condition and was still well enough to feel overwhelmed by the warmth of the public reaction. Dame Barbara may have retreated from the public gaze but around her friends and family took on the role of campaigning and fundraising for dementia care in her honour. Later that year Dame Barbara put her name to an open letter with her husband calling on the prime minister for a "long-term funding solution to end the social care crisis".
It coincided with the couple's appointment as ambassadors for the Alzheimer's Society. In July , Dame Barbara's husband had to make the difficult decision to move her into a care home as her condition deteriorated during the coronavirus lockdown. Both on and off-screen Dame Barbara will be remembered as the "sex-pot with a heart of gold, navigating a complicated and sometimes tumultuous private life". She enjoyed her successes, faced life's challenges bravely and found happiness in her final marriage to Scott.
She was a formidable character actress with a place in British hearts for more than half a century. And like many of the characters she played, Barbara Windsor was sometimes down, but never out.
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