Wendy Richard

Wendy Richard

Known for
Acting
Born
July 20, 1943
Died
February 26, 2009 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, UK

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

Filmography

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Don't I Look Like A Lord's son?

Don't I Look Like A Lord's son?

Movie · as The Girl

2022
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals poster

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals

Movie · as Archive Footage

2020
We Love Are You Being Served? poster

We Love Are You Being Served?

Movie

2008
What Are You Like?

What Are You Like?

TV · 4 eps

2008
All Over The Shop

All Over The Shop

TV · 1 ep

2008
All Star Mr & Mrs poster

All Star Mr & Mrs

TV · 1 ep

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Benidorm poster

Benidorm

TV · 1 ep

2006
Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It

TV · 1 ep

2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Movie · as Miss Shirley Brahms (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Mrs Crump · 1 ep

2004
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2001
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box poster

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Movie · as Self

2001
Great Comedy Moments poster

Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Miss Shirley Brahms (archive footage)

2001
Big Brother's Little Brother poster

Big Brother's Little Brother

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2000
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story poster

Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story

Movie

1999
It's Only TV But I Like It

It's Only TV But I Like It

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Whose House? poster

Whose House?

TV · 3 eps

1999
Loose Women poster

Loose Women

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
What's a Carry On? poster

What's a Carry On?

Movie · as Self - Interviewee

1998
The Heaven and Earth Show

The Heaven and Earth Show

TV · 1 ep

1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time poster

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Movie · as Pauline Fowler

1992
Grace & Favour poster

Grace & Favour

TV · as Miss Brahms · 12 eps

1992
Terry Wogan's Friday Night

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1989
My Brother David poster

My Brother David

Movie · as Pauline Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)

1988
This Morning poster

This Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
You Bet! poster

You Bet!

TV · 3 eps

1987
Going Live! poster

Going Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1985
EastEnders poster

EastEnders

TV · as Pauline, Pauline Fowler · 3051 eps

1985
Friday People

Friday People

TV · 1 ep

1985
Function Room

Function Room

TV · as Sally · 1 ep

1984
Surprise, Surprise poster

Surprise, Surprise

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
Spooner's Patch poster

Spooner's Patch

TV · as Girl · 1 ep

1977
Are You Being Served? The Movie poster

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Movie · as Miss Shirley Brahms

1977
That's Carry On! poster

That's Carry On!

Movie · as Ida Downs (archive footage) (uncredited)

1975
Naughty Girls

Naughty Girls

Movie

1975
Hogg's Back

Hogg's Back

TV · 19 eps

1974
Not on Your Nellie poster

Not on Your Nellie

TV · as Doris · 6 eps

1973
Carry On Girls poster

Carry On Girls

Movie · as Ida Downs

1973
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! poster

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

Movie

1972
Carry On Matron poster

Carry On Matron

Movie · as Miss Willing

1972
Bless This House poster

Bless This House

Movie · as Carol

1972
Are You Being Served? poster

Are You Being Served?

TV · as Miss Brahms · 69 eps

1972
Both Ends Meet

Both Ends Meet

TV · as Maudie · 7 eps

1971
On the Buses poster

On the Buses

Movie · as Housewife

1971
Gumshoe poster

Gumshoe

Movie · as Anne Scott

1970
No Blade of Grass poster

No Blade of Grass

Movie · as Clara Pirrie

1970
Carry On Again Christmas poster

Carry On Again Christmas

Movie · as Kate

1969
On the Buses poster

On the Buses

TV · 1 ep

1969
Up Pompeii! poster

Up Pompeii!

TV · as Soppia · 1 ep

1968
Please Sir! poster

Please Sir!

TV · as Rita · 1 ep

1968
Dad's Army poster

Dad's Army

TV · as Edith Parish, Shirley · 2 eps

1967
Turn Out the Lights poster

Turn Out the Lights

TV · as Veronica Woods · 1 ep

1966
Doctor in Clover poster

Doctor in Clover

Movie · as Nurse with False Eyelashes (uncredited)

1965
The Day of Ragnarok poster

The Day of Ragnarok

Movie

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Sandra · 1 ep

1965
Londoners poster

Londoners

TV · as Patsy · 1 ep

1965
The Newcomers

The Newcomers

TV · as Joyce Harker · 50 eps

1964
The Likely Lads poster

The Likely Lads

TV · as Lynn · 1 ep

1964
HMS Paradise

HMS Paradise

TV · as Genevieve · 1 ep

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Delphine · 1 ep

1964
Six

Six

TV · as The Girl · 1 ep

1963
First Night

First Night

TV · as Carol · 1 ep

1959
No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place

TV · 3 eps

1955
Dixon of Dock Green poster

Dixon of Dock Green

TV · as Jean Davis, Barbara Walker · 1 ep