Anna Eva Lydia Catherine Wing , MBE ( 30 October 1914 - 7 July 2013 ) was an English actress who had a long career in television and theater , but was best known for playing Lou Beale , the family matriarch of the Beale and Fowler family in EastEnders .
Anna Eva Lydia Catherine Wing , MBE ( 30 October 1914 - 7 July 2013 ) was an English actress .