Barbara Windsor MBE
Birth name	Barbara Ann Deeks
Born	6 August 1937 (1937-08-06) (age 69) Shoreditch, London, England
Spouse(s)	Ronnie Knight (1964-85) Stephen Hollings (1986-95) Scott Mitchell (2000-)
Notable roles	Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders; Various in Carry On films
Tony Awards
Featured Actress Nominated 1965 Oh! What a Lovely War
BAFTA Awards
Best Actress Nominated 1964 Sparrows Can't Sing

Barbara Ann Deeks MBE (born 6 August 1937), better known as Barbara Windsor, sometimes known as Babs Windsor, is an English actress. Her best known roles were in the Carry On films and as Peggy Mitchell in BBC soap opera EastEnders, and is now considered as something of a "national institution".^[1] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (823x656, 82 KB) This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that produced it. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Shoreditch Town Hall Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... Margaret Peggy Mitchell (née Martin; previously Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[3] and continuing to date. ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical is awarded to the actress who is voted the best non-starring actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. ... Oh! What A Lovely War began life in 1963 as a stage musical by Joan Littlewood and her London Theatre Workshop based on a book by the historian Alan Clark. ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actresses of all nationalities are eligible to receive the award. ... Sparrow Cant Sing is a film made in 1963. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Margaret Peggy Mitchell (née Martin; previously Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[3] and continuing to date. ...

Early life

Born in Shoreditch, London as the only child of a costermonger and dressmaker, John and Rose Deeks, Barbara Windsor passed the 11 plus exam with high marks, and her mother paid for her to have elocution lessons. Her first film appearance was in The Belles of St Trinian's in 1954. She joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, coming to prominence in their stage and film production of Sparrows Can't Sing in 1963, achieving a BAFTA nomination for Best British Film Actress. She also appeared in the sitcoms The Rag Trade and Wild, Wild Women. Shoreditch Town Hall Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... A costermonger was a street seller of fruit and vegetables. ... For other uses see Dressmaker (disambiguation) A dressmaker is a person who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. ... The Eleven Plus is an examination which was given to students in their last year of primary education in the United Kingdom under the Tripartite System. ... The Belles of St Trinians was a comedy film set in the fictional St Trinians School, made in 1954. ... Joan Maud Littlewood (6 October 1914 - 20 September 2002) was a theatrical director, famous for her work in developing the left-wing Theatre Workshop. ... Theatre Workshop is a theatre group most notable for their devised pieces that included Oh, what a lovely war, and their leader, Joan Littlewood. ... Sparrow Cant Sing is a film made in 1963. ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The Rag Trade is a British television sitcom transmitted by the BBC between 1961 and 1963. ... Wild, Wild Women was a short-lived black-and-white British sitcom starring Barbara Windsor that lasted for only one series. ...

Carry On films

However, Windsor came to real prominence with her portrayals of a good time girl in nine Carry On films and several TV specials between 1964 and 1977. Her first Carry On film was Carry On Spying and the last one Carry On Dick. She refused to take part in any more "because she thought they had gone beyond the innocent sauciness which initially drew her to the series". Her most famous piece was in Carry On Camping in a scene during which she was doing outdoor aerobic exercises and her bikini top flew off. The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Carry On Spying is the ninth movie in the Carry On movie series. ... Carry On Dick was the 26th Carry On film. ... Carry On Camping is arguably one of the most famous Carry On films, released on 3 July 1969 in the UK, but produced in late 1968. ...

Her 10 Carry On films were:

• Carry On Spying
• Carry On Doctor
• Carry On Camping
• Carry On Again Doctor
• Carry On Henry
• Carry On Matron
• Carry on Abroad
• Carry On Girls
• Carry On Dick
• That's Carry On

She also starred on Broadway in the Theatre Workshop's Oh! What a Lovely War and received a 1965 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Carry On Spying is the ninth movie in the Carry On movie series. ... Carry On Doctor is the fifteenth Carry on film // Plot Summery Francis Bigger, preacher and healer, ends up in hospital in this chaotic Carry-on medical movie. ... Carry On Camping is arguably one of the most famous Carry On films, released on 3 July 1969 in the UK, but produced in late 1968. ... Carry On Again Doctor is the eighteenth Carry On film. ... Carry On Henry is the 21st of the Carry On series. ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British popular low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Carry On Abroad is the twenty fourth Carry On film, released in 1972. ... Carry On Girls is the twenty-fifth Carry On film, released in Britain in 1973. ... Carry On Dick was the 26th Carry On film. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Oh! What A Lovely War began life in 1963 as a stage musical by Joan Littlewood and her London Theatre Workshop based on a book by the historian Alan Clark. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical is awarded to the actress who is voted the best non-starring actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. ...

Barbara Windsor was the recipient of the inaugural Rear of the Year title in 1976. Rear of the Year is a British award for people with a notable posterior. ...

EastEnders

After a gradual fall from the top, which also saw her first husband, Ronnie Knight, flee to Spain on bank robbery charges, she considered quitting acting. Windsor once claimed that her biggest professional regret was that they only wanted unknown faces in TV's EastEnders.^[2] However in 1994, Windsor was offered the role of Peggy Mitchell in the series. For this role she was rewarded in 1999 with Best Actress from the British Soap Awards. EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[3] and continuing to date. ... Margaret Peggy Mitchell (née Martin; previously Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... The British Soap Awards is an annual awards ceremony to honour the best of British soap operas. ...

Recent years

In 1999, she released a duet with Mike Reid called The More I See You. This reached #44 in the UK Singles Charts. In 2000, she was awarded an MBE in the 2000 Queen's New Year's Honours List Mike Reid (born 19 January 1940) is a fast-talking, gravel-voiced British Cockney comedian and character actor. ... The More I See You is a popular song. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...

After a debilitating case of the Epstein-Barr virus saw her take a two year long absence from EastEnders from 2003 to 2005, with just a brief return for two episodes in 2004, she rejoined the cast on a full-time basis in the summer of 2005 and signed a one year contract. She appeared briefly in the Doctor Who episode Army of Ghosts as Peggy Mitchell in a fictional episode of EastEnders. The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), also called Human herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4), is a virus of the herpes family (which includes Herpes simplex virus and Cytomegalovirus), and is one of the most common viruses in humans. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and a 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC. The programme shows the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor, who explores time and space in his TARDIS time ship with his companions, solving problems and... Army of Ghosts is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who which was first broadcast on 1 July 2006. ...

Windsor examined her family tree in the first episode of the third series of the documentary series Who Do You Think You Are?, which aired on 6 September 2006, in which she traced her family tree back eleven generations to John Golding, the great-great-grandfather of the famous painter John Constable, making him Windsor's fourth cousin six times removed. Who Do You Think You Are? was a ten part television series shown on the UKs BBC2, in 2004, in which various celebrities go on a journey, in order to try and trace their family tree. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A self portrait by John Constable John Constable (11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English Romantic painter. ...

Marriages

Barbara Windsor has married three times.

1. Ronnie Knight (married 2 March 1964, divorced January 1985)
2. Stephen Hollings (married 12 April 1986, divorced 1995)
3. Scott Mitchell (married 8 April 2000)

During her first marriage, she had an affair with her Carry On co-star, Sid James. She was also romantically linked to the gangster Reggie Kray in the 1960s. In her autobiography, All of Me, Windsor openly talks about her five abortions. The first three of which took place before the age of 21, and the last occurring when she was 42. She was a real life Landlady when she ran a pub at Winchmore Hill, Buckinghamshire with second husband Stephen Hollings.^[1] March 2 is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sid James Sid James (8 May 1913–26 April 1976) was a film and television actor. ... The Kray twins, Reginald (left) and Ronald, photographed by David Bailey. ... Winchmore Hill is a hamlet in the parish of Coleshill, in Buckinghamshire, England. ...

Notes

External links

• Barbara Windsor at the Internet Movie Database
• Barbara Windsor at TV.com
• BBC Profile of Barbara Windsor
• Official Carry On website Profile of Barbara Windsor
• Barbara Windsor on Who Do You Think You Are?