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Now playing Next United Kingdom British actress Barbara Windsor, star of Carry On films, dies aged 83 A national treasure in the UK, she shot to fame for her roles in nine of the Carry On films in the 1960s, before portraying Peggy Mitchell in the soap opera Eastenders. 11/12/2020
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