How old was June Brown? Tributes pour in as Dot Cotton from EastEnders' fame passes away

EastEnders star June Brown recently passed away on April 3 in Surrey, England. Her family stated that they were deeply saddened to announce her demise, and that she had died peacefully at home.

Co-star Adam Woodyatt called her an incredible woman. A spokesperson for the show said:

June Brown’s age and career

June Brown was 95 years old at the time of her death. However, the cause has not been revealed until now.

Having studied at St John’s Church of England School in Ipswich, she won a scholarship to Ipswich High School. During the Second World War, she was evacuated to the Welsh village of Pontyates in Carmarthenshire.

Brown served in the Wrens and was classically trained at the Old Vic Theatre School in London’s Lambeth area during the later years of the war.

The Psychomania star initially played minor roles in Coronation Street, Play for Today, Edna, the Inebriate Woman, The Time Warrior, and more. She played an important role as Mrs. Leyton in the BBC television drama Duke Street, and as Mrs. Mann in the BBC TV series Oliver Twist.

June appeared in the 1997 wartime big band comedy Ain’t Misbehavin and played the role of Nancy Slagg in BBC’s production of Gormenghast in 2000. She then played minor roles in movies like Sunday Bloody Sunday, Sitting Target, The 14, Murder by Decree, and The Mambo Kings.

She was Tom Hedden’s wife in the 1971 psychological thriller Straw Dogs, although her scenes were removed from the film. She then appeared in the 1984 TV miniseries Lace alongside Phoebe Cates.

The Margery and Gladys actress was the host of a 2012 BBC documentary called Respect Your Elders, which focused on society’s treatment and attitude towards elders.

Brown gained recognition for her performance as Dot Cotton in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. She played the role from 1985 to 2020 and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress in 2009.

She took a six-month break from the show in 2012 and planned to write her autobiography at the time. She returned to the show in 2013 and her autobiography was published the same year.

Twitter gets flooded with tributes

June Brown became popular for her role in EastEnders, alongside other movies and TV shows. People expressed their grief on Twitter when they heard about her death:

She married actor John Garley in 1950, who took his own life because of depression in 1957. Brown then tied the knot with actor Robert Arnold in 1958 and they had six children, one of whom died in infancy.

June and Robert were together for 45 years until Arnold died of Lewy-body dementia in 2003. She later lived alone in Surrey, and is survived by her six children.

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