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Wendy Richard

Wendy Richard

Born: 1943-07-20 • Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, UK

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).

Filmography
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals poster
Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
2022 • Archive Footage
We Love Are You Being Served? poster
We Love Are You Being Served?
2020
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 • Miss Shirley Brahms (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001 • Self
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story poster
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
2000
What's a Carry On? poster
What's a Carry On?
1998 • Self - Interviewee
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time poster
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 • Pauline Fowler
My Brother David poster
My Brother David
1989 • Pauline Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)
That's Carry On! poster
That's Carry On!
1977 • Ida Downs (archive footage) (uncredited)
Are You Being Served? The Movie poster
Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977 • Miss Shirley Brahms
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Naughty Girls
1975
Carry On Girls poster
Carry On Girls
1973 • Ida Downs
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! poster
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973
Bless This House poster
Bless This House
1972 • Carol
Carry On Matron poster
Carry On Matron
1972 • Miss Willing
Gumshoe poster
Gumshoe
1971 • Anne Scott
On the Buses poster
On the Buses
1971 • Housewife
Carry On Again Christmas poster
Carry On Again Christmas
1970 • Kate
No Blade of Grass poster
No Blade of Grass
1970 • Clara Pirrie
Doctor in Clover poster
Doctor in Clover
1966 • Nurse with False Eyelashes (uncredited)
The Day of Ragnarok poster
The Day of Ragnarok
1965
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Don't I Look Like A Lord's son?
— • The Girl