
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

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sandra

Wogan
1982
as Self

Loose Women
1999
as Self

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Delphine

Benidorm
2007

No Hiding Place
1959

Big Brother's Little Brother
2001
as Self

Are You Being Served?
1972
as Miss Brahms
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998

Blankety Blank
1979

Dad's Army
1968
as Edith Parish / Shirley

Going Live!
1987
as Self

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Jean Davis / Barbara Walker

Please Sir!
1968
as Rita

On the Buses
1969

Surprise, Surprise
1984
as Self
The Newcomers
1965
as Joyce Harker

Up Pompeii!
1969
as Soppia
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1992
as Self

Londoners
1965
as Patsy

You Bet!
1988

The Likely Lads
1964
as Lynn

Spooner's Patch
1979
as Girl
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self

Grace & Favour
1992
as Miss Brahms
HMS Paradise
1964
as Genevieve

This Morning
1988
as Self

All Star Mr & Mrs
2008
Friday People
1985
Take It or Leave It
2006
All Over The Shop
2008

Not on Your Nellie
1974
as Doris

Whose House?
1999
Six
1964
Both Ends Meet
1972
as Maudie

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

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

Carry On Matron
1972
as Miss Willing

No Blade of Grass
1970
as Clara Pirrie

On the Buses
1971
as Housewife

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

Bless This House
1972
as Carol

Gumshoe
1971
as Anne Scott

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

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

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as Pauline Fowler

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

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973

Carry On Again Christmas
1970
as Kate

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

My Brother David
1989
as Pauline Fowler (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box
2001
as Self

We Love Are You Being Served?
2020

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

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)
- Carry On Matron (1972) — as Miss Willing
- No Blade of Grass (1970) — as Clara Pirrie
- On the Buses (1971) — as Housewife
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