June Brown(1927-2022)

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EastEnders (1985– )

June Brown served in the Wrens and was classically trained at the Old Vic Drama School. She enjoyed a long career in the theatre, television and the cinema. The actor Nigel Hawthorne described her as "one of the most beautiful creatures I've seen on stage" after seeing her performance as Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler." Aside from her EastEnders (1985) fame as Dot Cotton, she appeared as "Lady Macbeth" opposite Albert Finney and directed "Double D" at the 1993 Edinburgh Festival.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

EastEnders

4.7

TV Series

Dot
Dot Cotton
Dot Branning

Misunderstood

5.9

Mrs. Paley

1984

Sitting Target

6.6

Lomart's Neighbour

1972

The Prince and the Pauper

7.2

TV Series

Mother Canty

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Actress

EastEnders
4.7
TV Series
- Dot Branning
- Dot
- Dot Cotton
- 1985–2022
Love is the Only Law
Music Video
- June Brown
- 2017
Dead Lucky
Short
- Old Lady
- 2017
Spidarlings
4.1
- June
- 2016
Ethel & Ernest
7.7
- Ernest's Stepmother (voice)
- 2016
Doomwatch
7.3
TV Series
- Mrs. Catchpole
- 2016
Heading Out
6.0
TV Series
- Sozzie
- 2013
EastEnders: E20
6.9
TV Series
- Dot
- 2011
The Children's Party at the Palace
6.7
TV Special
- Aunt Spiker (James and the Giant Peach)
- 2006
Children in Need
2.9
- Dot Branning
- 2003
Margery and Gladys
6.9
TV Movie
- Gladys Gladwell
- 2003
EastEnders: Dot's Story
8.2
TV Movie
- Dot Cotton
- 2003
Gormenghast
7.2
TV Mini Series
- Nannie Slagg
- 2000
Verdict
TV Series
- Amelia Sayers
- 1998
Toby the Square Boy
Short
- (voice)
- 1997

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Soundtrack

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Personal details

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Alternative names
- June Brown MBE
Height
- 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Born
- February 16, 1927
- Creeting Saint Mary, Suffolk, England, UK
Died
- April 3, 2022
- Chipstead, Coulsdon, Surrey, England, UK(old age and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
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Other works
She acted in John Vanbrugh's play, "The Provok'd Wife," at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England with Dame Eileen Atkins CBE, Ann Bell, Dinsdale Landen, Trevor Martin, John Warner, Antony Brown, and Edward Hardwicke in the cast. Toby Robertson was director.
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 1 Interview

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Trivia
As of 2022 she is the longest serving actress on the history of EastEnders (1985), having played the character Dot Branning for a total of 31 years (initially from 1985 until 1993 and then from 1997 until 2020).