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Joyce Windsor
English Television and Theatre Actress (1932-2008) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
Joyce Windsor was an English actress perhaps best remembered for her portrayal of the cleaner Ruby in the BBC1 Comedy Butterflies by Carla Lane. She trained at RADA before working in Rep, then taking time away from the stage to have her children.
Joyce Windsor is read about 14 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Five Children and ItSeries, Cook1986
BreadSeries, Mamie1984
Sharon and ElsieSeries, Marian1979
Terry and JuneSeries, The Vicar's Wife1978
ButterfliesSeries, Ruby
JubileeFilm, 1978Bingo Lady1975
Rumpole of the BaileySeries, Secretary1974
Happy Ever AfterSeries, Traffic Warden1972
Hide and SeekFilm, Mrs. Barker1971
Upstairs, DownstairsSeries, Mother
She'll Follow You AnywhereFilm, 1971Cleaner (uncredited)1970
DoomwatchSeries, Mrs. Hunter1962
Steptoe and SonSeries, Gladys1932Born21 January 1932Filmography 3
17 credits on file
Television 14
About this person
She returned to acting in the late sixties with small parts in Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Doctor Who and guesting in The Two Ronnies, playing Ronnie Barker's double and appearing in sketches including the Short and Fat Minstrel Show.
