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Anita Dobson(I)

  • Actress
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Anita Dobson in London Road (2015)
Trailer for The Fall of the Krays
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The Fall of the Krays (2016)
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She was born in the district of Bow in London to her parents Anne, a seamstress and father, a cutter in a dress factory and had a younger sister. She left school at 16 with 4 O levels and had a string of jobs including insurance clerk, and model for C and A (a clothes chain.) When young she'd taught singing and tap dancing and joined an amateur drama group. When 20 she won a grant for a drama school which lasted 3 years and then spent the next 13 years touring around the country in repertory companies, one of which was The Citizens Theatre in Glasgow., pantomimes, the odd West End show and television including a maid in Nanny, Lois, Jim Davidson's girlfriend in Up the Elephant and Round the Castle and other odd shows before getting a major role in BBC's long running serial Eastenders.
BornApril 29, 1949
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    Known for

    Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Ray Fearon, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, and Norman Lovett in Red Dwarf (1988)
    Red Dwarf
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Captain Tau
    EastEnders (1985)
    EastEnders
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Angie Watts
    • Angie
    Urban Gothic (2000)
    Urban Gothic
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Fenella
    Adrian Paul in Highlander (1992)
    Highlander
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Molly Kingsley

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    Actress



    • Doctor Who
      • Mrs. Flood
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Cross Talk
      • Zelda
      • Post-production
    • 3 Wishes for Christmas
      • Caroline
      • Post-production
    • Jeb: The Fame and the Fury
      • The Narrator (voice)
      • Post-production



    • Varada Sethu and Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who (2023)
      Doctor Who
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Flood
      • 2023–2025
    • EastEnders (1985)
      EastEnders
      4.8
      TV Series
      • Angie Watts
      • Angie
      • 1985–2025
    • Father Brown (2013)
      Father Brown
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Eunice Lytton
      • 2025
    • Nigel Betts in Beam Me Up (2024)
      Beam Me Up
      Short
      • Dorris
      • 2024
    • Viola Prettejohn, Jay Lycurgo, Lewis Gribben, and Buket Kömür in Generation Z (2024)
      Generation Z
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Janine
      • 2024
    • Sarah Parish, Alexandra Burke, and Mandip Gill in Curfew (2024)
      Curfew
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Janet
      • 2024
    • Lucien Laviscount and Sophie Cookson in This Time Next Year (2024)
      This Time Next Year
      5.6
      • Mrs. Mentis
      • 2024
    • Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson in Murder, They Hope (2021)
      Murder, They Hope
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Bella
      • 2023
    • Colin Baker, Anita Dobson, Kevin Leslie, and Tamla Kari in Christmas at the Holly Day Inn (2023)
      Christmas at the Holly Day Inn
      4.7
      • Molly Hennings
      • 2023
    • Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in Inside No. 9 (2014)
      Inside No. 9
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Frances
      • 2023
    • Christopher Eccleston and Billy Jenkins in Dodger (2022)
      Dodger
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Bertha
      • 2022
    • Joan Collins, Ramin Karimloo, Fleur East, and Samantha Barks in Tomorrow Morning (2022)
      Tomorrow Morning
      6.1
      • Karen
      • 2022
    • Andy and the Band (2020)
      Andy and the Band
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Auntie Rhona
      • Great Auntie Shona
      • 2022
    • The Long Call (2021)
      The Long Call
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Grace Stephenson
      • 2021
    • Adopted (2019)
      Adopted
      Short
      • Sylvia
      • 2019

    Videos4

    London Road
    Trailer 1:43
    London Road
    The Fall of the Krays
    Trailer 1:41
    The Fall of the Krays
    The Fall of the Krays
    Trailer 1:41
    The Fall of the Krays
    Sweet Revenge
    Trailer 1:09
    Sweet Revenge
    London Road Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:43
    London Road Official Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
    • Born
      • April 29, 1949
      • Stepney, London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Brian MayNovember 18, 2000 - present
    • Children
      • No Children
    • Other works
      Recorded a song called "Any One Can Fall In Love" which reached No.4 in the UK Pop Music Charts in 1986. It was a vocal version of the theme from BBC TV's EastEnders (1985) with lyrics written by Don Black.
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      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      Her husband, Brian May, was a founding member of rock band Queen.
    • Quotes
      [on a play remembering Sir Jimmy Savile] I will not be going to see the play about Jimmy Savile and I do ask the question is it too soon. I wouldn't want to be in it either and that's a decision that I would make, but I wouldn't want to be a part of something like that because I felt disgusted at all of the news that came out about the way he behaved and I don't want to revisit it at this point in my life.

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    • How old is Anita Dobson?
      76 years old
    • When was Anita Dobson born?
      April 29, 1949
    • Where was Anita Dobson born?
      Stepney, London, England, UK
    • How tall is Anita Dobson?
      5 feet 3 inches, or 1.60 meters
    • What is Anita Dobson known for?
      EastEnders, Red Dwarf, Highlander, and Urban Gothic

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