- Actress June Brown starred in EastEnders
- She was a well-known face on British television
- June passed away on April 3, 2022
June Brown in EastEnders was the role that defined her career. Born February 16, 1927, June would get her acting start in the 1950s after serving in the Royal Navy during WWII.
Brown would build up her resume with a number of early roles on TV series including:
- as "Mrs. Parsons" on Coronation Street (1970-71)
- as "Lady Eleanor" on Doctor Who: The Time Warrior (1973-74)
- and as "Mrs. Leyton" on The Duchess of Duke Street (1976).
June Brown In EastEnders
June Brown would begin starring on EastEnders in 1985. Recommended by an original cast member, Leslie Grantham, for the part of "Dot Cotton", Brown played the part regularly over the past three and a half decades, minus a short break from 1993 to 1997.
In 2008, June would become the first soap opera actress to voice an entire episode on her own. In the episode "Pretty Baby...", "Dot" looks back on her life after her husband suffers from a stroke.
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Over the years, Brown won many awards for the series including the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2005 British Soap Awards.
June Brown Today
June Brown, who passed away at the age of 95 in 2022, had a lot to celebrate in her lifetime. Not only did the distinguished actress have an impressive resume, but she also had the joy of becoming a mother to six children with her late husband, actor Robert Arnold.
While the talented actress officially retired from EastEnders in 2020 due to health problems, the actress remained an iconic figure on the British screen until her death. As of her retirement, June Brown starred in 2,350 episodes of EastEnders.
