Wendy Richard MBE
Birth name	Wendy Emerton
Born	20 July 1943 (1943-07-20) (age 64) Middlesbrough
Spouse(s)	Paul Glorney (1990 - 1994) Will Thorpe (1980 - 1984) Leonard Blach (1972 - 1974)
Official site	Official website

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Career

Richard was educated at the Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth before attending the Italia Conti Academy stage school. She first became familiar to TV audiences playing Joyce Harker, a regular in the BBC's 1960s soap opera, The Newcomers. She has also appeared in Dad's Army (first as Edith Parrish, and later as Private Walker's girl-friend Shirley), Up Pompeii! and The Likely Lads. Richard also appeared in two Carry On films, playing a cameo role in Carry On Matron and a supporting part in Carry On Girls. In 1962, her distinct cockney vocals also helped get her to #1 on the UK singles chart — uncredited, on the single, Come Outside, by Mike Sarne. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Royal Masonic School The Royal Masonic School for girls is an independent school in Rickmansworth, England with both day and boarding pupils. ... The Italia Conti Academy is Britains oldest theatre arts training school. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is 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. ... The Newcomers was a late 1960s BBC soap opera which dealt with the subject of a London family, the Coopers, who moved to a housing estate in the fictional country town of Angleton. ... Dad’s Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard in the Second World War, written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. ... Private Joe Walker is a fictional black market spiv (or Wholesales Trader, as he politely puts it) and Home Guard platoon member portrayed by actor James Beck on the BBC television sitcom Dads Army. ... Up Pompeii! was a British television comedy series of the 1970s, starring Frankie Howerd. ... The Likely Lads was a hit British sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... 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 Girls is the twenty-fifth Carry On film, released in Britain in 1973. ... St Mary-le-Bow The term cockney refers to working-class inhabitants of London, particularly east London, and the slang used by these people. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Mike Sarne was a British pop singer in the 1960s, best known for his hit Come Outside, who became a film director. ...

Richard is best known for her role in the 1970's sitcom Are You Being Served? as Miss Shirley Brahms, a sales representative with a heavy Cockney accent. (Richard also appeared in the Are You Being Served? sequel Grace & Favour in 1992 and 1993.) Richard subsequently found continued success as heroine and matriarch Pauline Fowler on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role she played from the first episode in 1985 until the character's death at Christmas of 2006. On July 10, 2006, the BBC announced that Richard had decided to leave EastEnders, after nearly 22 years in the show.^[1] An interview with The Sun revealed that problems with the EastEnders storyline (primarily her marriage to Joe Macer) was the main cause for her departure.[1] Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Are You Being Served? was a long-running British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. ... St Mary-le-Bow The term cockney refers to working-class inhabitants of London, particularly east London, and the slang used by these people. ... This article is about the British television show Grace & Favour. ... Pauline Fowler (née Beale) was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played continuously by actress Wendy Richard[1] from the shows first episode on 19 February 1985 and remaining on-screen for almost twenty-two years. ... 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[4] and continuing to date. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[4] and continuing to date. ... Look up sun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Joseph Joe Macer was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

In late 2006, Richard was seen as a guest presenter on the BBC's City Hospital series and on March 31, 2007, she presented the documentary A tribute to John Inman, for BBC2. The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is 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. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor who was best known for his role as Mr Humphries in the British sitcom Are You Being Served? in the 1970s and 1980s. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and...

She has also given interviews for the first time in a number of years, making appearances on Big Brother's Little Brother, Loose Women, Parkinson and the Biography Channel special Gloria's Greats with Gloria Hunniford amongst others. Big Brothers Little Brother (BBLB; also known as Big Brothers Little Breakfast during the run of Celebrity Big Brother 4) is a magazine television programme shown on Channel 4 and its sister digital channel E4 during a series of Big Brother in the UK. Presented by Dermot O... Loose Women is an ITV afternoon programme which began in 1999, in which a panel of four women talk about topical issues and interview celebrity guests before a studio audience. ... Parkinson is a surname shared by several people: Cecil Parkinson (born 1931), Baron Parkinson of Carnforth, British politician C. Northcote Parkinson (1909–1993), historian and author who formulated Parkinsons Law David Parkinson, cinema historian Dian Parkinson (born 1944), cast member of the game show The Price is Right James... Biography Channel is an American and Canadian digital cable television channel owned by A&E and based on the television series of the same name. ... Gloria Hunniford was a presenter on BBC radio and television. ...

She announced in April 2007, that she would be appearing in a new role for the first time since leaving Eastenders. She is to play a part in a new sitcom penned by David Croft called Here Comes The Queen. The project came about after she personally asked her good friend David Croft to write something for her. She says the part is like an older version of Miss Brahms. [2]

In the British Soap Awards 2007, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for her role in Eastenders.

Personal life

Richard endured a long battle with breast cancer in the early 1990s.^[2]; her cancer went into remission after years of treatment. She was given a clean bill of health in 2005.^[3] Articles about her departure from EastEnders suggest her health challenges have not played any role in her decision to leave the series.^{[citation needed]} Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[4] and continuing to date. ...

During the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, Wendy Richard was a frequent and conspicuous supporter of Thatcher's policies and achievements. At one point the EastEnders script writers gave Richard a script in which Pauline Fowler launched into a vicious tirade against Thatcher; Richard refused to perform this sequence, accusing the scripters of using the series as a soapbox for their own political opinions. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (born October 13, 1925), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in office from 1979 to 1990. ...

She lives with John Burns, her partner of 11 years and 20 years her junior, in the Marylebone area of London. She has been married 3 times, all ended in divorce. Marylebone (sometimes written St. ...

Her close friend John Inman bequeathed his entire Dame memorabilia collection to her in his will. Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor who was best known for his role as Mr Humphries in the British sitcom Are You Being Served? in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

References

• Autobiography: Wendy Richard... No 'S' : My Life Story ISBN 0-7432-1870-1.

1. ^ Wendy Richard to leave EastEnders BBC News, URL last accessed on 2006-07-10.
2. ^ Wendy Richard's dramatic soap life BBC News, URL last accessed on 2007-03-08.
3. ^ EastEnders star has cancer BBC News

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External links

For the official website, see the Infobox.

• Wendy Richard at the Internet Movie Database
• Wendy Richard Appreciation Page
• Wendy Richard's dramatic soap life, BBC News