Barbara Windsor

Barbara Windsor, (born August 6, 1937) is a British actress, born Barbara-Ann Deeks in London.

Her first film appearance was in The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954), and then later came to prominence in the British film Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) garnering a Bafta nomination for Best British Film Actress.

She then went on to become a star with her saucy portrayals of a good time girl in some 9 Carry On films and several TV specials, between 1964 and 1978.

She also starred on Broadway in the play Oh, What a Lovely War and received a 1968 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

After a gradual fall from the top, which also saw her husband, Ronnie Knight (married 1964-1985), flee to Spain on Bank robbery charges, she considered quitting acting.

However in 1994 she was offered the plum role of Peggy Mitchell in the popular BBC drama series EastEnders, this saw her regain past glories and come to be seen as something of a 'British Institution'. After a debilitating case of the Epstein-Barr virus saw her take a year long absence from the screen in 2003, she is due back in the spring of 2004. It was later announced that she would make a one off appearance in Eastenders late in 2003.

She was awarded an MBE in 1999 by the British Government and won the first Rear of the year title in 1976.

She was also married to Stephen Hollings (1986-1995), and more recently to Scott Mitchell (2000-). During her first marriage, she had an affair with Sid James, and her biography states the details after 1973.

Records: The More I See You (1999), a duet with Mike Reid, reached #44 in the UK Charts.


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Records: The More I See You (1999), a duet with Mike Reid, reached #44 in the UK Charts. Upon leaving Andromeda, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in the role of Damon Porter since 2003. During her first marriage, she had an affair with Sid James, and her biography states the details after 1973. He left the series after its third season, citing dissatisfaction over the development of his character. She was also married to Stephen Hollings (1986-1995), and more recently to Scott Mitchell (2000-). Cobb is best known for his role as the ruthless Tyr Anasazi in the science-fiction series Andromeda from 2000 to 2002. She was awarded an MBE in 1999 by the British Government and won the first Rear of the year title in 1976. In 1996, Cobb was named on People magazine's annual "50 most beautiful people" list.

It was later announced that she would make a one off appearance in Eastenders late in 2003. His first major role was the character Noah Keefer on the daytime soap opera All My Children from 1994 to 1996. After a debilitating case of the Epstein-Barr virus saw her take a year long absence from the screen in 2003, she is due back in the spring of 2004. A classically trained actor, he appeared in a number of Shakespeare productions in the New York area before breaking into television in the mid 1990s. However in 1994 she was offered the plum role of Peggy Mitchell in the popular BBC drama series EastEnders, this saw her regain past glories and come to be seen as something of a 'British Institution'. Cobb was born in Tarrytown, New York; he graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1987. After a gradual fall from the top, which also saw her husband, Ronnie Knight (married 1964-1985), flee to Spain on Bank robbery charges, she considered quitting acting. Keith Hamilton Cobb (born 28 January 1962) is an American actor, best known for his television roles on the science-fiction series Andromeda and on the soap operas All My Children and The Young and the Restless..

She also starred on Broadway in the play Oh, What a Lovely War and received a 1968 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She then went on to become a star with her saucy portrayals of a good time girl in some 9 Carry On films and several TV specials, between 1964 and 1978. Trinian's (1954), and then later came to prominence in the British film Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) garnering a Bafta nomination for Best British Film Actress. Her first film appearance was in The Belles of St.

Barbara Windsor, (born August 6, 1937) is a British actress, born Barbara-Ann Deeks in London.