Donna Windsor-Dingle
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Verity Rushworth as Donna (2014)
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Sophie Jeffery (1993–1997) Verity Rushworth (1998–2014) |
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| Duration | 1993–2009, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 26 August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 15 August 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Nicholas Prosser (1993) Mervyn Watson (1998) Kate Oates (2014) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Police Officer | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sophie Jeffery as Donna (1993)
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| Father | Vic Windsor |
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| Mother | Viv Hope |
| Half-brothers |
Scott Windsor Heath Hope |
| Half-sisters |
Kelly Windsor Cathy Hope |
| Husband | Marlon Dingle (2006–2009) |
| Daughters | April Windsor |
| Aunts | Lucy |
| Nephews | Elliot Windsor |
| Nieces | Jean Tate |
Donna Windsor (also Windsor-Dingle) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale. She was originally played by Sophie Jeffery until 1997. Actress Verity Rushworth took over the role in 1998. She made her first appearance in the show on 26 August 1993. It was reported on 8 April 2008 that Rushworth had quit the soap, as she wanted to avoid being "typecast", after being in the soap for a decade. Donna departed on 30 January 2009. At the time of her departure, Donna was the third longest running character on Emmerdale. It was announced on 8 January 2014 that Rushworth had decided to reprise her role as Donna for five months. She returned on 19 March 2014 and it was revealed that Donna was terminally ill. Donna committed suicide on 14 August 2014, after throwing herself and Gary North (Fergus O'Donnell) from a multi-storey car park to her death, but made her final appearance the following day, on 15 August. Donna's funeral was held on 28 August 2014.
Donna was born on 31 December 1985. She arrives in the village in August 1993 with her family from London. She finds the move unpleasant at first. On 30 December 1993, the Windsors visit Kim Tate's (Claire King) stables to see the horses and Donna wanders off. When a plane crashes into the village, she has to be rescued when the stables catch fire as a result of being struck by falling wreckage.
In 1994, while being given a ride on tractor by Michael Feldmann (Matthew Vaughan), the vehicle topples and Donna is left injured. Her mother, Viv, threatens to sue Michael's boss Joe Sugden (Frazer Hines). The following year, Woolpack bar manager Terry Woods (Billy Hartman) gets into trouble with his boss Alan Turner (Richard Thorp) after Donna gets drunk with her half siblings Scott and Kelly. One evening when her father Vic attempts to take a bb gun from Scott, Donna is shot in the head as a result but is only left with a scratch. When the knowledge of Viv's affair with Terry becomes common knowledge, Donna feels torn between her parents and she and Viv move into the pub with Terry but return when Vic and Viv reunite.
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