Dot Branning

Dot Cotton
EastEnders character
Portrayed byJune Brown
Tallulah Pitt-Brown (flashback)
Duration1985–1993, 1997–2020
First appearanceEpisode 40
4 July 1985 (1985-07-04)
Last appearanceEpisode 6065
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21)
Created byJulia Smith and Tony Holland
Introduced by
  • Julia Smith (1985)
  • Jane Harris (1997)
  • Matthew Robinson (1998)
Spin-off
appearances
  • Dot's Story (2003)
  • EastEnders: E20 (2011)[1]
  • "Dorothy Branning: The Next Chapter" (2013)[2]
ClassificationFormer; regular
Profile
Other namesDot Branning
OccupationLaunderette worker and manager

Dot Branning (also Cotton) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by June Brown from 1985 to 1993 and 1997 to 2020. She worked in the laundrette and smoked Superkings.

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