
Wendy Richard
Known for Acting · 63 credits
- Born
- 1943-07-20
- Died
- 2009-02-26
- Place of birth
- Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, UK
- Also known as
- Wendy Emerton
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
TV Shows (41)

EastEnders
1985
as Pauline / Pauline Fowler

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mrs Crump

Wogan
1982
as Self

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sandra

Loose Women
1999
as Self

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Delphine

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

Benidorm
2007

Big Brother's Little Brother
2001
as Self

No Hiding Place
1959

Dad's Army
1968
as Edith Parish / Shirley

Are You Being Served?
1972
as Miss Brahms

Blankety Blank
1979

Going Live!
1987
as Self
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Jean Davis / Barbara Walker

Surprise, Surprise
1984
as Self

On the Buses
1969

Please Sir!
1968
as Rita
The Newcomers
1965
as Joyce Harker
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1992
as Self

Londoners
1965
as Patsy

Up Pompeii!
1969
as Soppia

You Bet!
1988

The Likely Lads
1964
as Lynn
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self

This Morning
1988
as Self
HMS Paradise
1964
as Genevieve

All Star Mr & Mrs
2008

Grace & Favour
1992
as Miss Brahms

Spooner's Patch
1979
as Girl
Friday People
1985
Take It or Leave It
2006
All Over The Shop
2008

Not on Your Nellie
1974
as Doris
Six
1964

Whose House?
1999

Turn Out the Lights
1967
as Veronica Woods
What Are You Like?
2008
Both Ends Meet
1972
as Maudie
Hogg's Back
1975
Movies (22)

Carry On Girls
1973
as Ida Downs
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Miss Shirley Brahms (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor in Clover
1966
as Nurse with False Eyelashes (uncredited)

No Blade of Grass
1970
as Clara Pirrie

Carry On Matron
1972
as Miss Willing

That's Carry On!
1977
as Ida Downs (archive footage) (uncredited)

Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977
as Miss Shirley Brahms

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as Pauline Fowler

On the Buses
1971
as Housewife

Gumshoe
1971
as Anne Scott

What's a Carry On?
1998
as Self - Interviewee

Bless This House
1972
as Carol

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973

Carry On Again Christmas
1970
as Kate
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Self

My Brother David
1989
as Pauline Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)

We Love Are You Being Served?
2020

Are You Being Served? Secrets & Scandals
2022
as Archive Footage

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

The Day of Ragnarok
1965
Don't I Look Like A Lord's son?
as The Girl
Naughty Girls
1975
About Wendy Richard
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). With 63 credits spanning from 1955 to 2022, Wendy Richard has appeared in 22 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wendy Richard Movies
- Carry On Girls (1973) — as Ida Downs
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) — as Miss Shirley Brahms (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Doctor in Clover (1966) — as Nurse with False Eyelashes (uncredited)
- No Blade of Grass (1970) — as Clara Pirrie
- Carry On Matron (1972) — as Miss Willing
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