Meanwhile, Wendy Richard starred as matriarch Pauline from 1985 to 2006. She sadly died of breast cancer in 2009, at 65 years of age. A final poignant touch saw Bill and Wendy credited together ...

She was a fighter to the end - and last night fellow stars and friends paid warm tributes to TV favourite Wendy Richard after she lost her long, courageous battle against breast cancer.

Wendy Richard, who died on February 26 aged 65, became one of the best-known faces on British television during more than 20 years as the long-suffering matriarch Pauline Fowler in the BBC soap ...

Richard's father committed suicide when she was 11, and her mother died 17 years later. Left without any family, Richard also suffered three divorces, blaming her stressful career for the third.

Wendy Richard, the former EastEnders and Are You Being Served? actress who has died, has been remembered in tributes as "queen of the sitcom". UK News Website of the Year 2024 Search Icon ...