Which eastenders actress died recently

More From Our Brands. Expand the sub menu Film. Expand the sub menu TV. Expand the sub menu What To Watch. Expand the sub menu Music. Expand the sub menu Awards. Expand the sub menu Video. Expand the sub menu What to Hear. Expand the sub menu Digital. Her last appearance in the soap came in , the same year she was made a dame for her services to charity and entertainment. She also worked in theatre - making her stage debut at 13 - and appeared in productions including Oh!

The moment you met her, she had an ability to make you feel like an old friend. She was funny, warm and engagingly open, she would arrive in a room and bring with her a little ripple of warmth. And the character you saw on TV and film was remarkably close to the person you would chat to before and after an interview. She was from a generation of working-class actors who had got their break in the 60s when theatre directors like Joan Littlewood were looking for talent that seemed real and natural on stage and screen.

That's not to say she wasn't also tough and canny enough to know how to turn on the charm. Her life was a story filled with gangsters, set backs and determination to succeed. She had decided to act when she was a child and there was behind the laughter the sort of steel you need to have a career that lasts nearly 70 years. There was a definitely something of her character in the tough EastEnders landlady, Peggy Mitchell.

But she was always open about her ups and downs, she didn't hide the flaws and vulnerabilities, which only made her all the more likeable. After her dementia diagnosis, Dame Barbara became an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society and met Mr Johnson to raise awareness about the disease. The star delivered a letter signed by , people pleading for better care for people affected by dementia and saying the system was "completely inadequate, unfair, unsustainable and in dire need of more money".

Mr Mitchell, who campaigned alongside his wife, said of her death: "It was not the ending that Barbara or anyone else living with this very cruel disease deserve. Her agent confirmed Thursday that after being sick for a few months, she passed away in her Edinburgh home, the BBC reported.

We ask for privacy and understanding at this most difficult and sad of times. Most recently, Stubbs played Mrs. Born in Hertfordshire, England, in , Stubbs had been acting since the s.

Following news of her death, an outpouring of appreciation for the late actress flowed from the entertainment industry. I always remember Una as being so kind and caring of the younger cast.

Euthanised after being fed chocolate by Bianca Jackson. Struck by a car driven by Janine Butcher. Exsanguination after being impaled on a rake by Lucas Johnson.

Bludgeoned with a picture frame by Ben Mitchell. Bludgeoned with a car boot lid by Ronnie Mitchell. Intracerebral haemorrhage after being struck by a car sabotaged by Nick Cotton and driven by Roxy Mitchell. Cervical fracture after being pushed off a balcony by Gavin Sullivan. Cardiac arrest after a liver bleed from being pushed into a countertop by Max Branning.

Drowned in a boat crash caused after Ian Beale locked him in a room. Impaled by a knife after being pushed onto an open dishwasher by Gray Atkins.

Pushed in front of an oncoming train by Gray Atkins. Struck by a car driven by Pat Butcher.