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Anita

English actress and singer

Date of Birth: 29 April 1949
Age: 77 years old
In the rating: #103 Actress

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Anita, Lady May, known as Anita Dobson, is an English actress and singer. She is best known for playing landlady Angie Watts in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from the show's inception in 1985 until 1988. She achieved a top five hit in the UK singles chart in 1986 with "Anyone Can Fall in Love", a vocal version of the theme music of EastEnders, and briefly reprised her role for the show's 40th anniversary in 2025.

Dobson's other television roles include Cath in the 1989 ITV sitcom Split Ends and Mrs Flood, later revealed to be the Rani, in Doctor Who (2023–present). In 2003, she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress for the National Theatre production of Frozen.

She has also starred in the West End as Mama Morton in the musical Chicago (2003) and Gertrude in Hamlet (2005), making her RSC debut in the 2012 revival of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Her film appearances include Darkness Falls (1999) and London Road (2015).

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5 November 2025

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Anita Dobson Opens Up on Life with Brian May and the ‘Unseemly’ Issue She Won’t Ignore

Anita’s Final Curtain Call After more than half a century in the spotlight, actress Anita Dob...

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Anita’s Final Curtain Call After more than half a century in the spotlight, actress Anita Dobson is finally calling time on her pantomime career. The 76-year-old performer, best known as Angie Watts in EastEnders, says she’s ready to take her final bow after decades of festive...