Donna Windsor

Donna Windsor
Emmerdale character
Verity Rushworth as Donna Windsor (2014)
Portrayed by	Sophie Jeffery (1993–1997) Verity Rushworth (1998–2014)
Duration	1993–2009, 2014
First appearance	31 August 1993
Last appearance	15 August 2014
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Nicholas Prosser (1993) Mervyn Watson (1998) Kate Oates (2014)
Sophie Jeffery as Donna Windsor (1993)
In-universe information Occupation Police Officer Father Vic Windsor Mother Viv Hope Stepfather Bob 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^[1] (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 31 August 1993. Donna departed on 30 January 2009. At the time of her departure, Donna was the third longest running character on Emmerdale.^[2] 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 with lung cancer. 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 2014.