June Brown
Known for
June Brown is a durable British actress known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. The filmography runs to some 36 credits between film and television. 'Bean' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience. Viewers may also know her from 'EastEnders'. She started at 25. By genre, drama dominates the list.
June Brown
16 Movies
20 Series
June Brown is a durable British actress known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. The filmography runs to some 36 credits between film and television. 'Bean' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience. Viewers may also know her from 'EastEnders'. She started at 25. By genre, drama dominates the list.
Movies
Plays Delilah
Bean
1997
Plays Woman Patient
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Plays Annie Chapman
Murder by Decree
1979
Plays Ernest's Step Mother (voice)
Ethel & Ernest
2016
Plays Mrs. Paley
Misunderstood
1983
Plays Mrs. Pettibone
Psychomania
1973
Plays Lomart's Neighbour
Sitting Target
1972
Plays Dot Cotton
EastEnders: Dot's Story
2003
Plays Maria Stepanova
Nijinsky
1980
Plays Lady Eleanor
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
1974
Plays The Mother
The 14
1973
Plays Gladys Gladwell
Margery and Gladys
2003
Plays Emma Saxon
The Lady's Maid's Bell
1983
Plays June
Spidarlings
2016
TV Shows
Plays Dot Cotton
EastEnders
1985
Plays Violet Leyton
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Plays Hilda
Play for Today
1970
Plays Eleanor
Doctor Who
1963
Plays Elsie Grant
God's Wonderful Railway
1980
Plays Nannie Slagg
Gormenghast
2000
Plays Mrs Jilkes
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997
Plays Dorothy
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Plays Emma
The Wednesday Play
1964
Plays Emma Saxon
Shades of Darkness
1983
Plays Kit Pedler
Doomwatch
1970
Plays Eliza Bottomley
The Edwardians
1972
Plays Mrs Mann
Oliver Twist
1985
Plays Spinster
Performance
1991
Plays Joany
Minder
1979
Plays Brenda Walker
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
Plays Mrs. Martin
The Sweeney
1975
Plays Mrs. Donn
Shadows
1975
Plays Agnes Paston
Churchill's People
1974
Plays Ruth Preston
Armchair Theatre
1956
Plays Jean Strode
New Scotland Yard
1972
Latest Trailers
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Spidarlings
Full Filmography
The Lock-In
Dot Cotton
2022
Film
Spidarlings
June
2016
Film
Ethel & Ernest
Ernest's Step Mother (voice)
2016
Film
EastEnders: Dot's Story
Dot Cotton
2003
Film
Gormenghast
Nannie Slagg · 3 episodes
2000–
TV
Ain't Misbehavin'
Mrs Jilkes · 2 episodes
1997–
TV
Bean
Delilah
1997
Film
Performance
Spinster · 1 episode
1991–
TV
Oliver Twist
Mrs Mann · 1 episode
1985–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is June Brown still alive?
June Brown passed away on April 3, 2022 at age 95.
What are the most famous roles of June Brown?
June Brown is best known for roles in Bean, Straw Dogs, Murder by Decree.
How many movies has June Brown been in?
Over a 70-year career (since 1952), June Brown has appeared in 16 movies and 20 TV shows.
What was June Brown's first movie?
The career of June Brown began with It Started in Paradise (1952).
What is June Brown's most recent movie or series?
June Brown's most recent release is The Lock-In, which premiered on July 1, 2022.
What TV shows has June Brown appeared in?
On television, June Brown has appeared in Doctor Who, The Graham Norton Show, EastEnders, Would I Lie to You?.
June Brown
1927-02-16 · Needham Market, Suffolk, England, UK
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.June Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.