Name: Barbara Windsor
Date of Birth: 6 August 1937 She was awarded an M.B.E. (Member of the order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's New Years Honours List. Nominated for a 1965 Featured Actress in a Musical Tony Award for her performance in "Oh, What A Lovely War!" directed by her mentor, Joan Littlewood. Measurements: 38-18-33 (at age 18 in "Carry On" films), 36-23-34 (in 1973), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) In order to play the character 'Goldie' in the film Carry on Again Doctor (1969) she went on a very strict diet without informing the film's director, Gerald Thomas. Thomas was unhappy on seeing Barbara's new slimline figure and remarked, "Well, that's the joke about Bristols out of the window." ... First husband, Ronnie Knight, fled to Spain after bank robbery charges were filed against him. A debilitating case of the Epstein-Barr virus forced a two-year long absence from "EastEnders" from 2003 to 2005. In her autobiography "All of Me," Windsor candidly talks about her affair with her "Carry On" co-star Sid James. She was also romantically linked to the gangster Reggie Kray in the 1960s as well as "Bee Gee" Maurice Gibb. She also discusses her five abortions, the first three taking place before the age of 21, and the last occurring when she was 42; her cosmetic surgeries; and numerous nervous breakdowns and hospitalizations. She also freely admits her penchant for younger men (present husband Scott is 26 years younger than she). The only child of John Deeks, a costermonger (fruit/vegetable street seller), and wife Rose, a dressmaker, who eventually divorced. She was trained in dance at age 6 and also took elocution lessons while young. In a 1987 TV-AM interview she stated her favourite Carry On film is Carry on Henry (1971). She married her third husband, Scott Mitchell, at the Dorchester Hotel in London, England. Is a close friend of "EastEnders" (1985) co-star Patsy Palmer, referring to her as "the daughter she never had". Was in attendance at the funeral of her former "EastEnders" (1985) co-star Wendy Richard (9 March 2009). Was a very close friend of Carry On co-star Kenneth Williams. First Carry On was Carry On Spying (1964). Was in attendance at the wedding of her "EastEnders" (1985) co-star Samantha Janus to Mark Womack (17 May 2009). Read more Barbara Windsor movies (actor)User Comments |
