Lynda Baron
English actress and singer (1939–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lilian Ridgway (24 March 1939 – 5 March 2022), known professionally as Lynda Baron, was an English actress and singer. She is known for having played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours (1976–1985) and its sequel, Still Open All Hours (2013–2016), Auntie Mabel in the award-winning children's series Come Outside (1993–1997), and the part of Linda Clarke in EastEnders in 2006 and from 2008 to 2009, with a brief return in 2016.
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Lynda Baron | |
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![]() Baron as Auntie Mabel on Come Outside | |
Born | Lilian Ridgway (1939-03-24)24 March 1939 Urmston, England |
Died | 5 March 2022(2022-03-05) (aged 82) London, England |
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Years active | 1958–2022 |
Television |
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Spouses | Cyril Smith
(m. 1962, divorced)John M. Lee
(m. 1966; died 2001) |
Children | 2 |
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