The famous actress which starred in the BBC soap EastEnders left her fans sobbing and remembering her acts and films. June Brown died at the age of 95.
Brown was born in Needham Market, Suffolk, in 1927 and was one of five children. She served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service during the second world war, before training as an actor at London’s Old Vic Theatre School. Early TV roles included appearances on Coronation Street, Doctor Who and Play For Today, before she joined the long running soap on the recommendation of Leslie Grantham, who played Den Watts.
