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	\| birth_name = Wendy Emerton		\| birth_name = Wendy Emerton
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1943\|7\|20\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1943\|07\|20\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Middlesbrough]], [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Middlesbrough\|Middlesbrough]], [[w:North Riding of Yorkshire\|North Riding of Yorkshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2009\|2\|26\|1943\|7\|20\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2009\|02\|26\|1943\|07\|20\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Harley Street, London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Harley Street, London\|Harley Street]], England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| resting_place = East Finchley Cemetery and Crematorium, [[East Finchley]], London		\| resting_place = East Finchley Cemetery and Crematorium, [[w:East Finchley\|East Finchley]], London
	\| years_active = 1960–2009		\| years_active = 1960–2009
	\| known_for = {{Unbulleted list\|''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972–1985)\|''[[EastEnders]]'' (1985–2006)}}		\| known_for = {{Unbulleted list\|''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972–1985)\|''[[w:EastEnders\|EastEnders]]'' (1985–2006)}}
	\| spouse = ~~{{unbulleted list\|~~{{marriage\|Leonard Blach\|1972\|1974\|~~reason~~=div.}}\|{{marriage\|Will Thorpe\|1980\|1984\|~~reason~~=div.}}\|{{marriage\|Paul Glorney\|1990\|1994\|~~reason~~=div.}}\|{{marriage\|John Burns~~<br />~~\|2008}}}}		\| spouse =
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{{distinguish|Wendy Richardson}}
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{{Use British English|date=October 2012}}
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| image = Wendy Richard, 2007.jpg
| caption = Richard in 2007
| birth_name = Wendy Emerton
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|7|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Middlesbrough]], [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|2|26|1943|7|20|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Harley Street, London]], England
| occupation = Actress
| resting_place = East Finchley Cemetery and Crematorium, [[East Finchley]], London
| years_active = 1960–2009
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| spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Leonard Blach|1972|1974|reason=div.}}|{{marriage|Will Thorpe|1980|1984|reason=div.}}|{{marriage|Paul Glorney|1990|1994|reason=div.}}|{{marriage|John Burns<br />|2008}}}}
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'''Wendy Richard''' {{postnom|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born '''Wendy Emerton'''; 20 July 1943 – 26 February 2009)<ref name="TO">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4838949/Wendy-Richard.html |title=Obituary: Wendy Richard |work=The Telegraph | location=London | date=26 February 2009}}</ref> was an English actress, known for her television roles as [[Miss Brahms|Miss Shirley Brahms]] on the BBC sitcom ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' from 1972 to 1985, and [[Pauline Fowler]] on the soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' from 1985 to 2006.

Despite being known for her [[Cockney]] accent, Richard was born in [[Middlesbrough]]. After a childhood in which her father died by suicide, Richard worked in department stores to pay her drama school fees before appearing regularly on-screen from the early 1960s. She played Joyce Harker in ''[[The Newcomers (TV series)|The Newcomers]]'' from 1967 to 1969. Richard then starred in two ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]'' films. In the television series ''[[Dad's Army]]'', she was [[Private Walker]]'s girlfriend, before being cast as [[Miss Brahms]] in ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' appearing 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 [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 2000 and in 2007, she was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the [[The British Soap Awards|British Soap Awards]] for her role in ''EastEnders''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/news/a58280/the-british-soap-awards-2007-the-winners/|title=The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners|first=Kris|last=Green|website=Digital Spy |access-date=13 February 2016|date=26 May 2007 }}</ref>

After leaving ''EastEnders'', Richard continued to appear on-screen until her death in 2009. Richard was married four times, including one husband who [[Physical abuse|physically abused]] her and another who sold false stories about her to the [[Tabloid journalism|tabloids]]. She was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]] in 1996; the disease returned in 2002 and again in 2008; this time it had spread throughout her body. Richard made a documentary detailing the last few months of her life before her death in February 2009.<ref name="guardobit"/>

==Early life==
Wendy Emerton, an only child, was born on 20 July 1943 in [[Middlesbrough]]. Her parents, Henry and Beatrice Reay (née Cutter) Emerton, were [[publicans]] and ran the Corporation Hotel in the town. Emerton and Cutter married in Paddington in 1939. While Wendy was a baby, her family moved to [[Bournemouth]]. While living in Bournemouth, Wendy and her friend got stuck after trying to climb the cliffs and had to be rescued by the fire brigade.<ref name="autobiography">{{cite book|title=Wendy Richard: My Life Story|last=Richard|first=Wendy|year=2000|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=0-7432-0280-5}}</ref> The family later moved to the [[Isle of Wight]] and then to London and ran the Shepherds Tavern in Shepherd Market, where [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon]] are said to have been customers. Richard enjoyed several family holidays to [[Jersey]] and [[Blackpool]] before attending her local primary school, St George's, but her education was interrupted when her family moved again, this time to the Valentine Hotel at [[Gants Hill]], [[Essex]]. Another move, to the Streatham Park Hotel in south London, followed a few months later. It was there, in December 1954, that Richard's father committed suicide. Richard, then 11, found his body. Her mother Beatrice never remarried, and died of [[liver cancer]] in May 1972.<ref name="TO"/>

She was enrolled at [[the Royal Masonic School for Girls]] at [[Rickmansworth]] after her father's death, as Henry had been a [[Freemasonry|Freemason]], and help with fees was provided by the organisation. She found the school excessively strict and her art mistress called her paintings and drawings "affected, rather like herself."<ref name="guardobit">{{cite news |author=Dennis Barker |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/26/eastenders-television |title=Obituary: Wendy Richard |work=The Guardian |location=London | date=26 February 2009}}</ref> Richard dreamed of becoming a TV continuity girl or film star from a young age and, after leaving school at 15, helped to pay her way through the [[Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts]] in London by working in the fashion department at the [[Fortnum and Mason]] department store.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/26/wendy-richard-pauline-fowler-eastenders-dies |title=EastEnders star Wendy Richard dies |work=The Guardian |location=London | first=Jason | last=Deans | date=26 February 2009}}</ref> She briefly worked at [[Fenwick (department store)|Fenwicks]] but was sacked after two days for telling a customer a coat did not suit her after the customer asked her for her opinion.<ref name="autobiography"/> It was at that time that she decided to change her surname to Richard, because "it was short and neat."<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Wendy Richard
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2251337.stm |work=BBC News |date=26 February 2009}}</ref> While at the Italia Conti, Richard became a model and picked up several modelling jobs for magazines such as ''[[Woman's Own]]''. Still at drama school, she was run over by a car when crossing the road outside the Italia Conti school. Her injuries were so severe that her friend phoned Richard's mother from the hospital thinking she was dead; she had to have thirty-three stitches in her head.<ref name="autobiography"/> She made her television debut in November 1961 when she appeared alongside [[Mandy Rice-Davies]] with [[Sammy Davis, Jr.]] in the [[Associated Television|ATV]] variety show ''Saturday Spectacular''.''<ref name="guardobit"/>

==Career==
Upon leaving drama school, Richard wrote to theatrical agents hoping to be taken on for work, including [[Robert Stigwood]]. In 1962, her distinctive [[cockney]] vocals helped get her to No. 1 on the [[UK singles chart]] with the single "[[Come Outside (song)|Come Outside]]" by [[Mike Sarne]] who was managed by Stigwood. This was followed by many promotional appearances which exposed her to television audiences.<ref name="autobiography"/>

Drawing on from the success of ''Come Outside'', Richard was taken on by the Lom Artists agency and her first role with her new agent was in the sitcom ''[[Bulldog Breed]]'' with [[Amanda Barrie]] for [[Granada Television]] before starring as Susan Sullivan, a receptionist, in five episodes of ''[[Harpers West One]]'', an [[Associated Television|ATV]] television drama series about a fictional department store. Richard then appeared in series such as ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', ''[[Hugh and I]]'' and ''[[The Contact (1963 film)|The Contact]]'' with [[John Hurt]]. In 1965, she appeared in an episode of the original ''[[The Likely Lads|Likely Lads]]'' series as a household cleaner saleswoman called Lynn. Richard also appears in a scene cut from the released version of [[The Beatles]] movie ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'' (1965).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/dayandnight/18407/Wendy-Richards-in-Beatles-video-finally|title=Wendy Richards in Beatles video finally|date=6 September 2007|work=Daily Express|location=London}}</ref> She also had a small role as a nurse in ''[[Doctor in Clover]]'' (1966).<ref name="autobiography"/>

Richard first became familiar to television audiences in 1967 playing teenage supermarket till girl Joyce Harker, a regular character, in ''[[The Newcomers (TV series)|The Newcomers]]'' until the show's end in 1969. After ''The Newcomers'' ended, Richard had a recurring role as Edith Parish, [[Private Walker]]'s usherette girlfriend in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' from 1970 to 1973, and had roles in several television series including ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'', ''[[Please Sir!]]'' and ''[[On the Buses]]'' before appearing in ''[[Both Ends Meet]]'', a sitcom about a sausage factory with [[Dora Bryan]].

From 1972 to 1985, Richard was a regular cast member of the sitcom ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' as Shirley Brahms, an attractive, young shop assistant with a heavy [[Cockney]] accent. Set in the ladies and gentleman's clothing department in the fictional department store Grace Brothers with Miss Brahms being under the eye of [[Mrs Slocombe]] and being the subject of menswear junior Mr. Lucas' advances. Richard later reprised her role in the ''Are You Being Served?'' sequel ''[[Grace & Favour]]'', which aired from 1992 to 1993.

Richard appeared in two [[Carry On films|''Carry On'' films]], playing small roles in ''[[Carry On Matron]]'' (1972) and ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' (1973) (both films also featured her future ''EastEnders'' colleague [[Barbara Windsor]]). Richard's other film roles around this time included ''[[No Blade of Grass (film)|No Blade of Grass]]'' (1970), ''[[Gumshoe (film)|Gumshoe]]'' (1971) starring [[Albert Finney]], and the film versions of ''[[On the Buses (film)|On The Buses]]'' (1971), ''[[Bless This House (film)|Bless This House]]'' (1972), and ''[[Are You Being Served? (film)|Are You Being Served?]]'' (1977). While appearing in ''Are You Being Served?'', she had parts in ''[[The Fenn Street Gang]]'', ''[[Z Cars]]'' and ''[[Bowler (TV series)|Bowler]]'' as well as having regular roles in ''Hogg's Back'' and ''[[Not On Your Nellie]]''.

===''EastEnders''===
The same year that ''Are You Being Served?'' ended, Richard began appearing as the matriarch [[Pauline Fowler]] in the BBC soap opera ''[[EastEnders]],'' a role she played from the first episode in 1985. The character has been described as a "legend" and a [[Cultural icon|television icon]],<ref name="stage">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/2006/07/a-raven-leaves-the-tower-walford-style/ |author=Wright, Mark |title=A raven leaves the tower—Walford style |work=[[The Stage]] |date=11 July 2006 |access-date=29 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128231335/http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/2006/07/a-raven-leaves-the-tower-walford-style/ |archive-date=28 January 2013 }}</ref> but was also voted the 35th "most annoying person of 2006" (being the only fictional character to appear on the list).<ref name="BBC Three">{{cite AV media| title = The Most Annoying People of 2006 | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0931335/ | publisher = [[BBC]] | location = London, England | date = 27 December 2006}}</ref> Pauline has been the subject of television documentaries, behind-the-scenes books, tie-in novels, and comedy sketch shows.

On 10 July 2006, the BBC announced that Richard had decided to leave the series after more than 20 years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5165860.stm |title=Wendy Richard to leave ''EastEnders'' |work=BBC News |access-date=10 July 2006 | date=10 July 2006}}</ref> Until the onscreen death of her character at Christmas 2006, she was one of only two original cast members of that programme to appear continuously from the first episode in 1985, along with [[Adam Woodyatt]], who played her on-screen nephew [[Ian Beale]].

In 2007, Richard was awarded a [[The British Soap Awards|British Soap Award]] for 'Special Achievement' for her role in ''EastEnders.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/news/a58280/the-british-soap-awards-2007-the-winners/|title=The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners|first=Kris|last=Green|website=Digital Spy |access-date=13 February 2016|date=26 May 2007 }}</ref>

===Later career===
Richard appeared regularly on the BBC Radio programme ''[[Just a Minute]]'' from 1989 until 1994. She returned for further appearances in 2002 and 2003.

Richard was interviewed on [[Channel 4 Racing]] in August 1993, when she was a spectator at Sandown races. She mentioned she had backed a horse called "Time of Grace" because of its name-association with Grace Brothers.

In 2000, Richard was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[Queen's Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=55879 |supp=y|page=21|date=19 June 2000}}</ref>

In late 2006, Richard was seen as a guest presenter on the [[BBC]]'s ''City Hospital'' series and on 31 March 2007, she presented the documentary ''A Tribute to [[John Inman]],'' for [[BBC Two|BBC2]]. She also gave interviews for the first time in many years, making appearances on ''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]],'' ''[[Big Brother's Little Brother]],'' ''[[Loose Women]],'' ''[[Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson]],'' and the [[Biography Channel]] special ''Gloria's Greats'' with [[Gloria Hunniford]], amongst others.

In April 2007, Richard announced that she would be appearing in a new role for the first time since leaving ''EastEnders,'' in a new sitcom penned by [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]] called ''Here Comes The Queen''. The project came about after she personally asked Croft to write something for her. Richard had commented: "The part is like an older version of Miss Brahms".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a44984/richard-returns-to-miss-brahms-style-role.html |title=Richard returns to Miss Brahms style role|first=Dave|last=West|date=9 April 2007|work=Digital Spy}}</ref> A pilot episode was made, which was considered to be poor, and it was never transmitted.

In September 2007, it was announced that Richard was to join the second series of [[ITV1]]'s sitcom ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]'' playing a "loud-mouthed, rude" character who used a wheelchair; her episode aired in April 2008.

In January 2008, adverts for [[Royal Mail|The Post Office]] featuring Richard (as a human cannonball) began to be shown.

In February 2008, she landed the role of Mrs. Crump in the episode "[[A Pocket Full of Rye]]" of the ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' TV series starring [[Julia McKenzie]]. This was her final role, airing after her death in 2009.

== Personal life ==
Richard was married four times. Her first marriage was to a music publisher, Len Blach, in 1972, which lasted just five months. For six years, she lived with an advertising director, Will Thorpe; though her co-stars on ''Are You Being Served?'' were aware that he physically beat her,<ref>{{YouTube|hZfV2ZLgr1s}} see from 36:51</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2021}} she married Thorpe in 1980, finally leaving him after 18 months of marriage.<ref>Richard ''My Life Story'': p. 107</ref> Her third marriage, to Paul Glorney, a carpet fitter, took place in [[City of Westminster|Westminster]], London, in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd%2fm%2f1990%2f3%2f86418949|title=England & Wales marriages 1837–2008 Transcription|access-date=12 October 2015|via=[[Find My Past]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> That marriage ended in divorce four years later. Richard later lived with John Burns, a painter and decorator 20 years her junior, in the [[Marylebone]] area of London. They lived together from 1996 and married on 10 October 2008 at a hotel in [[Mayfair]]. They remained together until her death four months later.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7662967.stm|work=BBC News|title= 'Dying' Richard marries partner|date= 10 October 2008|access-date=10 October 2008}}</ref> She had no children.

Richard was a supporter of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. She was particularly supportive of [[Margaret Thatcher]] and her policies. During her early years on ''EastEnders'', scriptwriters gave Richard a script in which [[Pauline Fowler]] launched into a tirade against Thatcher, but Richard refused to perform it.<ref name="Lawson">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/26/wendy-richard|title=A glorious double|last=Lawson|first=Mark|date=26 February 2009|work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=28 February 2009 }}</ref>

===Cancer===
In 1996, Richard was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]]. She had surgery and was given the all-clear, but experienced a recurrence of the disease in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5166062.stm |title=Wendy Richard's dramatic soap life |work=BBC News |access-date=8 March 2007 | date=10 July 2006}}</ref><ref name="bbc-starhas">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2236665.stm BBC News – EastEnders star has cancer]. Retrieved 5 October 2008</ref> Her cancer went into [[Cure#Remission|remission]] after years of treatment and she was given a clean bill of health in 2005.<ref name="bbc-starhas"/> Articles about her departure from ''[[EastEnders]]'' suggested that her health problems did not play any role in her decision, but was because her character in the soap remarried, to Richard's displeasure.<ref name="quitwedding">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5252028.stm |work=BBC News |title=Richard 'quit soap over wedding' | date=7 August 2006}}</ref> Richard later said she left because of stress and that she had been stress-free since leaving the show. She kept in touch afterwards with co-stars [[Bill Treacher]], [[Natalie Cassidy]], [[Todd Carty]], and [[James Alexandrou]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a91138/richard-explains-eastenders-exit.html|first=Simon|last=Reynolds|date=10 March 2008|title=Richard explains 'EastEnders' exit|work=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref>

In January 2008, cancer cells were found in her left armpit, and it was reported in the ''[[Sunday Express]]'' on 5 October 2008 that she had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. Further investigation showed that it had [[metastasis]]ed to her left kidney and bones, including her spine and left ribs.<ref name="Sunday Express">{{cite news |url=http://express.co.uk/posts/view/64625/Wendy-Richard-My-dying-wish |first= Camilla |last=Tominey|date=4 October 2008|work=Sunday Express |title=Wendy Richard: My dying wish |access-date=4 October 2008}}</ref> She made a half-hour programme, ''Wendy Richard: To Tell You the Truth'', documenting the last three months of her life, which was broadcast on BBC1 on 19 March 2009.

===Death===
[[File:Wendy Richard (4372113045).jpg|thumb|180px|A Heritage Foundation [[commemorative plaque]] at The Shepherds Tavern in London in memory of Richard]]
Richard's agent, Kevin Francis, reported she had died on 26 February 2009 of [[breast cancer]], aged 65, at a clinic in [[Harley Street]], London. Her husband, John Burns, was at her bedside.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7912668.stm |title=Actress Wendy Richard dies |work=BBC News |access-date=26 February 2009 | date=26 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Patrick Foster |title=EastEnders actress Wendy Richard dies |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5808823.ece |work=The Times |location=London |access-date=26 February 2009 | date=27 February 2009}}</ref> Francis said: "She was incredibly brave and retained her sense of humour right to the end."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/richard/2918486 |title=Wendy Richard |work=lastingtribute.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309061622/http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/richard/2918486 |archive-date=9 March 2009 }}</ref> On the day of her death, that evening's episode of ''EastEnders'' and a memorial programme, both dedicated to Richard, were broadcast on BBC One. Actor [[Bill Treacher]], Richard's on-screen husband Arthur Fowler in ''EastEnders'', said the actress was a "true professional."

Richard's funeral, on 9 March 2009 at [[St Marylebone Parish Church]], was attended by many in the media industry<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/4190538.Stars_attend_Wendy_Richard_s_funeral/|title=Stars attend Wendy Richard's funeral|first=Paul|last=Burton|date=10 March 2009|work=Borehamwood Times}}</ref> and many fans. Her body was later cremated at a private service at [[Golders Green Crematorium]]. It was reported the actress had already planned her funeral and written her will.<ref name="Sunday Express"/> In July 2009, [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]], the creator of ''Are You Being Served?'', unveiled a Heritage Foundation [[commemorative plaque]] at The Shepherds Tavern in London's West End, which Richard's parents had run. A number of entertainers were there to pay their respects on the occasion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8135654.stm |title=Plaque unveiled for Wendy Richard |work=BBC News |access-date=31 May 2022| date=6 July 2009}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1963
| ''[[The Contact (1963 film)|The Contact]]''
| Joyce
| rowspan=2|Uncredited role
|-
| 1966
| ''[[Doctor in Clover]]''
| Nurse with False Eyelashes
|-
| 1970
| ''[[No Blade of Grass (film)|No Blade Of Grass]]''
| Clara
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1971
| ''[[On the Buses (film)|On the Buses]]''
| Housewife
|
|-
| ''[[Gumshoe (film)|Gumshoe]]''
| Anne Scott
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1972
| ''[[Bless This House (film)|Bless This House]]''
| Carol
|
|-
| ''[[Carry On Matron]]''
| Miss Willing
|
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Carry On Girls]]''
| Ida Downs
|
|-
| 1975
| ''Naughty Girls''
| Girls' Voices
| Voice role, uncredited
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Are You Being Served? (film)|Are You Being Served?]]''
| [[Miss Brahms|Miss Shirley Brahms]]
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1961
| ''Spectacular''
| Girl
| 1 episode: "Sammy Meets the Girls"
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''
| Jean Davis
| 1 episode: "The Outlaws"
|-
| rowspan=4|1962
| ''[[Coronation Street]]''
| Performer
| Episode #194
|-
| ''[[Harpers West One]]''
| Susan Sullivan
| 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[Bulldog Breed]]''
| Mandy Bradshaw
| Episode #1.7
|-
| ''The Arthur Haynes Show''
| Uncredited
| Episode #10.3
|-
| rowspan=4|1963
| ''ITV Television Playhouse''
| Brunette factory girl
| 1 episode: "The Wedding Dress"
|-
| ''[[BBC Sunday-Night Play]]''
| Ida Green
| 1 episode: "The Holly Road Rig"
|-
| ''[[First Night (TV series)|First Night]]''
| Carol
| 1 episode: "The One Night of the Year "
|-
| ''[[ITV Play of the Week]]''
| Miss Bufton
| 1 episode: "London Wall"
|-
| rowspan=4|1964
| ''[[HMS Paradise]]''
| Genevieve
| 1 episode: "Call Me Madam and I'll Punch You on the Nose"
|-
| ''[[Danger Man]]''
| Sue
| 1 episode: "Don't Nail Him Yet"
|-
| ''Don't I Look Like a Lord's Son?''
| The Girl
| Television film
|-
| ''[[No Hiding Place]]''
| Smiler
| 1 episode: "An Eye for an Eye"
|-
| 1964–1965
| ''Six''
| The Girl
| 2 episodes: "Don't I Look Like a Lord's Son?" & "The Day of Ragnarok"
|-
| rowspan=6|1965
| ''The Hollywood Palace''
| Dancing Extra, Captain Spaulding Scene
| Uncredited role
|-
| ''[[The Sullavan Brothers]]''
| Renee
| 1 episode: "Put Them Away for Keeps"
|-
| ''Londoners''
| Patsy
| 1 episode: "Joe Nobody"
|-
| ''[[The Likely Lads]]''
| Lynn
| 1 episode: "Last of the Big Spenders"
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[No Hiding Place]]''
| Linda Hooper
| 1 episode: "The Hunted and the Hunters"
|-
| Janet
| 1 episode: "Hi-Jack"
|-
| rowspan=6|1966
| ''[[Hugh and I]]''
| Unnamed
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Pardon the Expression]]''
| Girl with Dog
| 1 episode: "Rustle of Spring"
|-
| ''[[Weavers Green]]''
| Jean
| Episode #1.31
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[ITV Play of the Week]]''
| Girl in Night Club (uncredited)
| 1 episode: "Plays of Married Life #1: A Catching Complaint"
|-
| Betty
| 1 episode: "Plays of Married Life #4: The Bright Side"
|-
| ''[[BBC Play of the Month]]''
| Sandra
| 1 episode: "The Making of Jericho"
|-
| rowspan=2|1967
| ''[[Turn Out the Lights (TV series)|Turn Out the Lights]]''
| Veronica Woods
| 1 episode: "A Big Hand for a Little Lady"
|-
| ''[[The Wednesday Play]]''
| Delphine
| 1 episode: "The Voices in the Park"
|-
| 1967–1969
| ''[[The Newcomers (TV series)|''The Newcomers]]''
| Joyce Harker
| Main role; 227 episodes
|-
| rowspan=3|1970
| ''[[Up Pompeii!]]''
| Soppia
| 1 episode: "The Ides of March"
|-
| ''Carry On Again Christmas''
| Kate
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Dad's Army]]''
| Edith Parish
| 2 episodes: "The Two and a Half Feathers" & "Mum's Army"
|-
| rowspan=3|1971
| ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''
| Barbara Walker
| 1 episode: "Nightmare Hours"
|-
| ''[[Please Sir!]]''
| Rita
| 1 episode: "The Pruning of the Hedges"
|-
| ''[[On the Buses]]''
| Elsie
| 1 episode: "The Busmen's Ball"
|-
| rowspan=2|1972
| ''[[Both Ends Meet]]''
| Maudie
| 7 episodes
|-
| ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]''
| rowspan=2|[[Miss Brahms|Miss Shirley Brahms]]
| 1 episode: "Are You Being Served?"
|-
| 1972–1985
| ''[[Are You Being Served?]]''
| Main role; 69 episodes
|-
| 1972–1973
| ''[[Dad's Army]]''
| Shirley
| 2 episodes: "The King Was in His Counting House" & "My British Buddy"
|-
| rowspan=3|1973
| ''[[The Fenn Street Gang]]''
| Myrna
| 1 episode: "Is That a Proposal, Eric?"
|-
| ''[[Z-Cars]]''
| Maureen Parker
| 1 episode: "Big Jake"
|-
| ''[[Bowler (TV series)|Bowler]]''
| Greta
| 1 episode: "Members Only"
|-
| rowspan=3|1975
| ''[[Not On Your Nellie]]''
| Doris
| 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Dick Emery Show]]''
| Uncredited
| Episode #14.6
|-
| ''Hogg's Back''
| Pearl
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Whodunnit? (British game show)|Whodunnit?]]''
| Phyllis Collier
| 1 episode: "A Safe Way to Die"
|-
| 1979
| ''[[The Little and Large Show]]''
| Unnamed
| 1 episode
|-
| 1983
| ''West Country Tales''
| Jill-Mother
| 1 episode: "With Love, Belinda"
|-
| 1985–2006
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| [[Pauline Fowler]]
| Series regular; 2,058 episodes
|-
| 1992–1993
| ''[[Grace & Favour]]''
| Miss Shirley Brahms
| Main role, 12 episodes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time]]''
| Pauline Fowler
| Charity special crossover between ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''EastEnders''
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Arena (UK TV series)|Arena]] ''
| Listeners' Comments
| Voice role
|-
| rowspan=3|2008
| ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]''
| Sylvia
| Episode #2.5
|-
| ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]''
| Mrs Crump
| 1 episode: "A Pocket Full of Rye"
|-
| ''[[Here Comes the Queen]]''
| Lilian
| Episode #1.0
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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Wendy Richard - Revision history

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