Brown gave her character grit, shading, and a sense of inner conflict.
Brown was a fantastic actor who anchored many of the finest storylines EastEnders put out, but her creative gutsiness occasionally appeared to be overlooked by the show.
June Brown never thought of herself as a star.
Brown was quoting the actor Gretchen Franklin, who for years played Dot’s BFF Ethel, but it was a gag that got to the heart of her own appeal, too.