In the last episode she featured in, Dot Cotton - or Dot Branning - left a voicemail message for another character, Sonia Fowler, saying she had moved to Ireland.Following the news of Brown's death, Woodyatt - who played Ian Beale in the soap for 35 years - said in a statement: "I'm lost for words, something June never was.
"So many memories, so much fun. Just purely and simply an incredible woman who had the most incredible life and career, I was fortunate to have shared a small part of it. They never made you a Dame , but to me you will always be Dame Brown." Gillian Taylforth, who plays Kathy Beale in the BBC soap, said: "I'm truly heartbroken by this news. June Brown OBE, MBE, was an amazing woman and a truly wonderful actress. I shared many scenes with her over the years and she was always someone I looked up to and learnt from. There will never be another June Brown and I'm sending all my love to her family.""There was nobody quite like June Brown.
The BBC's director-general Tim Davie said: "June Brown was a brilliantly talented actor who was loved by millions. Her performances as the incomparable Dot Cotton delivered some of the most memorable moments in soap history."Brown starred in a Christmas drama podcastShe played the mother of a son with Down's syndrome in the play, which explored the strains of the mother-son relationship during enforced isolation.
grahambrown999 Lady Ga Ga and June on Graham Norton 😊
Sad
R.i.p fantastic actress ..
How could this have happened? She was far too young, it must have been those filthy cigarettes that's caught up with her.
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