Researching Wendy Richard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2582 people with the Richard surname? In that year Richard was ranked number 1520 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Wendy means "Fair One" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Wendy Richard on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Wendy Richard and the Richard Family Tree
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Wendy Richard
Wendy Richard (born Wendy Emerton; 20 July 1943 – 26 February 2009) was an English actress, known for her television roles as Miss Shirley Brahms on the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? and Pauline Fowler on the soap opera EastEnders from 1985 to 2006.
Despite being well-known for her distinctive Cockney accent, Richard was born in Middlesbrough. After a childhood in which her father died by suicide, Richard worked in various department stores to pay her drama school fees before appearing regularly on-screen from the early 1960s. She became well-known in 1967 playing Joyce Harker in The Newcomers until 1969. Richard then starred in two Carry On films and popular series including Dad's Army, appearing as Private Walker's girlfriend, before being cast as Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served? in all 69 episodes from 1972 to 1985. She also reprised the role in the sequel series Grace and Favour in 1992 and 1993.
After Are You Being Served? ended, Richard starred as Pauline Fowler in the first episode of EastEnders, a main role that she played in over two thousand episodes until she departed in 2006. Richard was awarded an MBE in 2000 and in 2007, she was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the British Soap Awards for her role in EastEnders.
After leaving EastEnders, Richard continued to appear on-screen until her death in 2009. Richard was married four times, including one husband who physically abused her and another who sold false stories about her to the tabloids. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996; the disease returned in 2002 and again in 2008; this time it had spread all over her body. Richard made a documentary detailing the last few months of her life before her death in February 2009.
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