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Barbara Windsor
Barbara Ann Deeks MBE, better known as Barbara Windsor, is an English actress and is now considered as something of a "national institution".
Theatre & Film
Her first film appearance was in The Belles of St Trinian's in 1954. Later she came to prominence in a stage and film production of Sparrows Can't Sing in 1963, achieving a BAFTA nomination for Best British Film Actress. She also appeared in the sitcoms The Rag Trade and Wild, Wild Women.
However, Windsor came to real prominence with her portrayals of a good time girl in nine Carry On films and several TV specials between 1964 and 1977.
She also starred on Broadway in the Theatre Workshop's Oh! What a Lovely War and received a 1965 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
Barbara Windsor was the recipient of the inaugural Rear of the Year title in 1976.
Peggy in East Enders
In 1994, Windsor was offered the role of Peggy Mitchell in Eastenders. For this role she was rewarded in 1999 with Best Actress from the British Soap Awards. Windsor took a two year long absence from EastEnders from 2003 to 2005, and in the summer of 2005 she signed a one year contract
And the rest....
In 1999, she released a duet with Mike Reid called The More I See You. This reached #44 in the UK Singles Charts and in 2000, and in 2000 she was awarded an MBE.
