Anita Dobson
Born 04/29/1949
(75 years old)
Stepney, London, England, UK
Biography
As Angie Watts in Eastenders, Anita Dobson was one of the most popular characters on television, winning her the Pye award for Television Personality Of The Year, the Daily Mirror's Actress Of The Year and the TV Times Actress Of The Year award, voted by the readers.
Anita's many stage appearances include The Three Sisters (Royal Court); Frozen (Royal National Theatre) for which she was nominated for an Olivier, Evening Standard and London Critics Award; Hamlet (on tour and The New Ambassadors); 'Dolly Levi' in Hello Dolly (Theatre Royal Lincoln); Mistress Q in Merry Wives of Windsor (for the RSC), as Jocasta in Steven Berkoff's production of Oedipus (Edinburgh Festival at the Pleasance Grand).
Anita has won a whole new legion of fans following her success on Strictly Come Dancing. She recently starred in a new film London Road taken from the acclaimed National Theatre production directed by Rufus Norris.
BBC
Actress
Movies | |
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2023 |
Christmas at the Holly Day Inn |
2022 |
Tomorrow Morning |
2018 |
The Fight |
Torvill & Dean (TV movie) |
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2015 |
London Road |
Solitary |
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2000 |
Stretch, The (TV movie) |
1999 |
Darkness Falls |
Junk (TV movie) |
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1998 |
Sweet Revenge |
Tichborne Claimant, The |
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1995 |
Go Back Out (TV movie) |
1994 |
Beyond Bedlam |
Seaview Knights |
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1990 |
The World of Eddie Weary (TV movie) |
1979 |
Leave Him to Heaven (TV movie) |
Series | ||
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2023 |
Doctor Who |
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The Church on Ruby Road (S14E04) |
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Murder, They Hope |
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Blood Actually: A 'Murder, They Hope' Mystery (S02E04) |
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2022 |
Dodger |
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Revenge (E10) |
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Dosh (E09) |
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Carnival (E08) |
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more episodes (7) | ||
2019 |
The Worst Witch |
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Bad Magic (S03E07) |
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2018 |
The Worst Witch |
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The Big Freeze (S02E13) |
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Halloween (S02E12) |
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2016 |
The Rebel |
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2015 |
Pompidou |
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2011 |
Sadie J |
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2010 |
Little Crackers |
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2009 |
Moving On |
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2008 |
Hotel Babylon |
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Episode 2 (S03E02) |
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2003 |
Coming Up |
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New Tricks |
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The Last Detective |
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2002 |
NCS Manhunt |
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2001 |
Fun at the Funeral Parlour |
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2000 |
Doctors |
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Hearts and Bones |
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Urban Gothic |
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1999 |
Holby City |
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Sunburn |
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1997 |
Get Well Soon |
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1995 |
Dangerfield |
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The Famous Five |
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1994 |
New Voices |
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Smokescreen |
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1989 |
Split Ends |
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Woof! |
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1988 |
Rab C. Nesbitt |
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Red Dwarf |
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1986 |
Casualty |
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1985 |
EastEnders - actor, a.f. |
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1984 |
The Bill |
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1981 |
Nanny |
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1973 |
Last of the Summer Wine |
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1971 |
Play Away |
Documentaries | |
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2015 |
Armada: The Untold Story (series) |
2006 |
King's Head: A Maverick in London, The |
2003 |
The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV movie) |
2001 |
I Love Christmas (TV movie) - a.f. |
1998 |
EastEnders Revealed (series) |
1982 |
Saturday Superstore (series) |
Short | |
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2016 |
A Special Guest |
Guest
Shows | |
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2022 |
The British Soap Awards 2022 |
2015 |
The British Soap Awards 2015 |
2010 |
Daybreak |
2009 |
Live from Studio Five |
2007 |
The Alan Titchmarsh Show |
2006 |
The ONE Show |
2004 |
Strictly Come Dancing |
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two |
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The Paul O'Grady Show |
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2001 |
Richard & Judy |
2000 |
Doing Dallas |
The Wright Stuff |
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1993 |
GMTV |
1988 |
This Morning |
1987 |
Going Live! |
1984 |
Aspel & Company |
1982 |
Live from Her Majesty's |
1977 |
Des O'Connor Tonight |
1964 |
Top of the Pops |