What was the name of the character played by Anna Wing in 'Eastenders'?
Anna Wing episode of "EastEnders" that was broadcast the following day was dedicated to her memory, and was immediately followed by a 90-second long BBC News report, the headlines of which included her death. Her funeral took place in London. Adam Woodyatt was a mourner. Anna Wing Anna Eva Lydia Catherine Wing (30 October 1914 – 7 July 2013) was an English actress who had a long career in television and theatre, but was best known for playing Lou Beale, the matriarch of the Beale family, in "EastEnders". Wing was born in Hackney, London, and started out as an artist's model and
Anna Wing films – "Full Circle" (1977), "The Godsend" (1980) and "Xtro" (1983), in which her character was killed by a life-size Action Man doll. After leaving "EastEnders", Wing continued to work on stage, playing the medium, Madame Arcati, in Noël Coward's comedy "Blithe Spirit". She also had numerous television roles, including parts in "Casualty", "Doctors", "French and Saunders", "The Bill", as well as adding her vocal talents to the animated series "Fungus the Bogeyman". Her later film credits included "The Calcium Kid" with Orlando Bloom, "Tooth" (2004), in which she played an ancient fairy), and Grandma in the 2007 film "Son