June Brown

June Brown

Acting

Born:
1927-02-16
Died:
2022-04-03
Place of birth:
Needham Market, Suffolk, England, UK

Biography

June Muriel Brown OBE (16 February 1927 – 3 April 2022) was an English actress and author. She was best known for her role as Dot Cotton on the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1985–1993; 1997–2020). In 2005, she won Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards and received the Lifetime Achievement award at the British Soap Awards. Brown was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to drama and to charity, and promoted OBE in the 2022 New Year Honours. In 2009, she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, making her the second performer to receive a BAFTA nomination for their work in a soap opera, after Jean Alexander. In February 2020 she announced that she had left EastEnders permanently, at the age of 93. Description above from the Wikipedia article June Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

The Lock-In

The Lock-In

2022Dot Cotton
Movie
June Brown at 90: A Walford Legend

June Brown at 90: A Walford Legend

3.52017Self
Movie
Spidarlings

Spidarlings

4.42016June
Movie
Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

7.52016Ernest's Step Mother (voice)
Movie
Sunday Morning Live

Sunday Morning Live

2010Self - Guest
TV
Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

7.82007Self
TV
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.22007Self
TV
The Children's Party at the Palace

The Children's Party at the Palace

2.82006Aunt Spiker (James and the Giant Peach)
Movie
Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

7.02004Self
TV
Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing

6.12004Self
TV
Margery and Gladys

Margery and Gladys

7.72003Gladys Gladwell
Movie
The Terry and Gaby Show

The Terry and Gaby Show

7.02003
TV
EastEnders: Dot's Story

EastEnders: Dot's Story

10.02003Dot Cotton
Movie
Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

10.02001Self
Movie
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

7.02000Self
Movie
Gormenghast

Gormenghast

6.92000Nannie Slagg
TV
Toby the Square Boy

Toby the Square Boy

1999(voice)
Movie
Loose Women

Loose Women

3.41999Self
TV
Verdict

Verdict

1998Amelia Sayers
TV
Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin'

7.01997Mrs Jilkes
TV
Bean

Bean

6.51997Delilah
Movie
Hospital!

Hospital!

6.01997Cleaner
Movie
Bed

Bed

7.01995Spinster
Movie
Pirates

Pirates

1994
TV
Performance

Performance

6.31991Spinster
TV
Behind The Screen

Behind The Screen

1988
TV
Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out

Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out

9.01988Self
TV
Comic Relief

Comic Relief

6.01988
TV
Going Live!

Going Live!

8.01987Self
TV
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

6.31985Mrs Mann
TV
EastEnders

EastEnders

4.31985Dorothy Branning
TV
Lace

Lace

7.21984Mrs. Trelawney
TV
Misunderstood

Misunderstood

6.51983Mrs. Paley
Movie
Now and Then

Now and Then

1983Aunt Sadie - Then
TV
The Lady's Maid's Bell

The Lady's Maid's Bell

10.01983Emma Saxon
Movie
Shades of Darkness

Shades of Darkness

7.71983Emma Saxon
TV
Broken Glass

Broken Glass

1982Sheila Heron
Movie
Saturday Night Thriller

Saturday Night Thriller

1982Sheila Heron
TV
Sorry

Sorry

1981June
Movie
Ladies

Ladies

1980Brenda
Movie
Nijinsky

Nijinsky

4.91980Maria Stepanova
Movie
God's Wonderful Railway

God's Wonderful Railway

7.01980Elsie Grant
TV
Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

4.51979Melanie
Movie
Minder

Minder

7.21979Joany
TV
The Shining Pyramid

The Shining Pyramid

9.01979Mrs. Joy
Movie
Border Country

Border Country

1979Mrs. Joy
TV
Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

6.41979Annie Chapman
Movie
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

6.71977Mrs. Dilber
Movie
The Duchess of Duke Street

The Duchess of Duke Street

8.01976Violet Leyton
TV
The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

10.01976Mother Canty
TV
Shadows

Shadows

6.81975Mrs. Donn
TV
Angels

Angels

4.51975
TV
Survivors

Survivors

7.91975Susan
TV
The Sweeney

The Sweeney

8.11975Mrs. Martin
TV
Churchill's People

Churchill's People

5.01974Agnes Paston
TV
South Riding

South Riding

1974Lily Sawdon
Movie
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

7.41974Lady Eleanor
Movie
Brenda

Brenda

1973Alice Penny
Movie
Oranges and Lemons

Oranges and Lemons

1973Alice Penny
TV
The 14

The 14

5.91973The Mother
Movie