Maidel. She also appeared as Mama Morton in the West End musical Chicago. Dobson played the role of Gertrude in the English Touring Theatre production of Hamlet, at the New Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End, following a UK tour in autumn 2005. In 2012, Dobson played the role of Mistress Quickly in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. From September 2016 to January 2017, Dobson appeared as Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London. In June 2019, Anita joined Trevor Nunn's West End revival of Fiddler On The Roof at the Playhouse Theatre playing the role of Yente, alongside Maria Freidman taking on the role of Golde, until the production's closure on the 2nd November 2019. Strictly Come Dancing On 6 September 2011, it was announced that Dobson would take part in the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing. In the launch show of ninth series on 10 September 2011, it was revealed that she would be partnered by Latin specialist Robin Windsor. She was eliminated on 27 November 2011 after Robin Windsor had been unable to dance for a week due to an injury. Anita Dobson therefore rehearsed and danced the Cha Cha Cha and the Swingathon with Brendan Cole. In Week 6 Jennifer Grey guest judged for Goodman. Awards For her time on EastEnders as Angie Watts, Dobson received the Pye Award for Outstanding Female Personality. Dobson was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her performance in Frozen at the Royal National Theatre: Cottesloe. In 2007, Dobson was made a Companion of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Personal life Dobson is a patron of The Match Girls' Memorial. She married Brian May on 18 November 2000. They had first met in 1986. She is a patron of the theatre charity the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America. In December 2021, her husband said both of them had tested positive for COVID-19, but were recovering. Filmography Film Television Theatre Credits References External links 1949 births Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art English film actresses English soap opera actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Living people People from Stepney BBC Records artists Wives of knights 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London