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3->''GET OUT MY PUB!!''
4-->'''Peggy Mitchell'''
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6[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Barbara Windsor [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever MBE]], born as Barbara Ann Deeks (6 August 1937 - 10 December 2020) was a British film, television and theater actress, known for her movie appearances in the popular ''Film/CarryOn'' film series and portraying pub owner Peggy Mitchell in ''Series/EastEnders''.
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8Born in London, she began her career in theatre at thirteen years old, before her movie debut in the 1954 movie ''Film/TheBellesOfStTrinians''. She mostly appeared in small roles throughout the beginning of her film career (one of them netted her a BAFTA Best Actress nomination), but she was soon became a household name after her appearance in ''Film/CarryOnSpying'' in 1964, which led to her appearing in the film series ten more times, and then being associated with the series as the MsFanservice that attracted several dim-witted older men. Windsor's character in ''Film/CarryOnCamping'' was responsible for one of the most famous scenes in the series' history (and possibly of all British cinema) in which her bikini top snapped off during an exercise lesson and there was a brief flash of her bare breasts. It has led many to believe that this scene was the reason why it was the most successful summer blockbuster of 1969 and the possible catalyst to the British sexual liberation in media.
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10In between films, she appeared on Broadway and the West End throughout the 1960s, '70s and 1980s, managing to net a Tony Award nomination. In 1994, she debuted in ''Series/EastEnders'' as Peggy Mitchell, taking over from her original actress Jo Warne. Mitchell soon became one of the most well-known and popular soap opera characters in British media due to this, as well as her iconic catchphrase "Get out of my pub!" back when she owned [[MyLocal The Vic]]. Windsor portrayed the character until leaving in 2010, only to return in May 2016 when Peggy Mitchell wanted to say goodbye to her family before committing suicide; when Windsor wasn't in the soap, she made appearances in television commercials and on the radio.
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12Windsor's personal life at the beginning of her career was controversial and ''very'' newsworthy. She was once engaged to one of the Kray twins -- the most famous and dangerous Jewish gangsters in British history, and then shot into the news years after over an affair with ''Carry On'' costar Creator/SidJames. Despite this, she was married three times with her last marriage beginning in 2000 and continuing into the present day.
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14After fifty years Windsor continued to act, but also did a lot of charity work, being a patron to the Music/AmyWinehouse Foundation, as well as several promotions during the London 2012 Olympic Games. In 2000, she was awarded an MBE, followed by a dame-hood in 2016 for her services to acting and charity, as well as an honorary doctorate in 2014 by the University of East London. In 2018 it was revealed she'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2014 and in 2019 her husband and several of her ''Eastenders'' co-stars ran the London marathon in aid of a dementia campaign. Windsor and her husband became ambassadors for the Alzheimer's Society charity in the same year. She died in 2020 following a battle with the disease.
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17!!Works on TV Tropes she appeared in:
18[[AC:Films]]
19* ''Film/TheBellesOfStTrinians'' (1954) -- Schoolgirl (UncreditedRole)
20* ''Film/CarryOnSpying'' (1964) -- Agent Daphne Honeybutt
21* ''Film/AStudyInTerror'' (1965) -- Annie Chapman
22* ''Film/CarryOnDoctor'' (1967) -- Trainee Nurse Sandra May
23* ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'' (1968) -- Blonde
24* ''Film/CarryOnCamping'' (1969) -- Babs
25* ''Film/CarryOnAgainDoctor'' (1969) -- Goldie Locks
26* ''Film/CarryOnHenry'' (1970) -- Bettina
27* ''Film/TheBoyFriend'' (1971) -- Hortense
28* ''Film/CarryOnMatron'' (1972) -- Nurse Susan Ball
29* ''Film/CarryOnAbroad'' (1972) -- Sadie Tomkins
30* ''Film/CarryOnGirls'' (1973) -- Hope Springs
31* ''Film/CarryOnDick'' (1974) -- Harriet
32* ''Film/ThatsCarryOn'' (1977) -- AsHerself
33* ''Film/{{Alice in Wonderland|2010}}'' (2010) -- Mallymkun
34* ''Film/AliceThroughTheLookingGlass'' (2016) -- Mallymkun
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36* ''Series/DadsArmy'', episode "Shooting Pains" (1968) -- Laura la Plaz
37* ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'', 4 episodes:
38** ''Carry On Christmas'' (1969) -- Cinderella/Fanny/Spirit of Christmas Present
39** ''Carry On Again Christmas'' (1970) -- Jim Hawkins
40** ''Carry On Stuffing'' (1972) -- Milk Maiden/Eve/Maid/Miss Clodhopper/Aladdin
41** ''Carry On Christmas'' (1973) -- Virginia/Crompet/Fanny/Fifi/Ballerina/Lady Frances
42* ''Series/UpPompeii'', episode "Nymphia" (1970) -- Nymphia
43* ''Series/CarryOnLaughing'', 8 episodes:
44** "The Prisoner of Spenda" (1975) -- Vera Basket
45** "The Baron Outlook" (1975) -- Marie
46** "The Sobbing Cavalier" (1975) -- Sarah
47** "Orgy and Bess" (1975) -- Lady Miranda
48** "The Nine Old Cobblers" (1975) -- Maisie
49** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"And in My Lady's Chamber", "Who Needs Kitchener?"[[/labelnote]] (1975) -- Baroness Lottie Von Titsenhausen
50** "Lamp-Posts of the Empire" (1975) -- Lady Mary Airey-Fairy
51* ''Series/WorzelGummidge'', 4 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Worzel and Saucy Nancy", "The Scarecrow Wedding", "Captain Worzel", "A Cup 'O Tea and a Slice 'O Cake"[[/labelnote]] (1980) -- Saucy Nancy
52* ''Series/FilthyRichAndCatflap'', episode "Dead Milkmen" (1987) -- Mum
53* ''Series/SuperGran'', episode "Supergran and the Heir Apparent" (1987) -- Ethel
54* ''Series/YouRangMLord'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Please Help the Orphans", "Current Affairs"[[/labelnote]] (1991) -- Myrtle
55* ''Series/EastEnders'', 1,658 episodes (1994-2016) -- Peggy Mitchell
56* ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'', episode "The Affair of the Hollow Lady" (1995) -- Millicent
57* ''Series/NoelsHouseParty'', 1 episode (1996) -- Nursey
58* ''Series/ChildrenInNeed'', 2 episodes:
59** 1 episode (2005) -- Peggy Mitchell
60** 1 episode (2015) -- AsHerself
61* ''Series/DoctorWho'', episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E12ArmyOfGhosts Army of Ghosts]]" (2006) -- Peggy Mitchell
62* ''Series/ComeFlyWithMe'', 1 episode (2011) -- AsHerself

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