{"id":26999,"date":"2022-12-12T19:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1750967"},"modified":"2022-12-12T23:23:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T22:23:06","slug":"who-is-eastenders-returnee-disa-obrien-classic-character-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-eastenders-returnee-disa-obrien-classic-character-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is EastEnders\u2019 returnee Disa O\u2019Brien? Classic character explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 12 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Disa O\u2019Brien was a troubled character who first appeared in EastEnders<\/a> in 1990. She is one of a number of former characters making a return to the soap especially for the funeral of Dot Branning<\/a> (June Brown).<\/p>\n

Dot offered help to Disa when she most needed it, so it makes sense to see her head back to Walford to pay her respects. But who was Disa, and what was her story?<\/p>\n

Read on as we take a trip down memory lane ahead of the character\u2019s comeback.<\/p>\n

Who was Disa O\u2019Brien and who played her?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Jan Graveson as Disa O\u2019Brien in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Disa was played by Jan Graveson. She first appeared in EastEnders when Diane Butcher (Sophie Lawrence) fled to live on the streets. Disa helped vulnerable Diane survive, but it transpired that she was rather vulnerable herself. She had run away from home and remained on the streets long after Diane did, selling herself for sex.<\/p>\n

After becoming pregnant, Disa bumped into Diane and Mark Fowler (Todd Carty) just before her baby was due. Giving birth alone, Disa then left her baby girl in a cardboard box on the doorstep of the Butchers\u2019 home.<\/p>\n

Diane and Mark found Disa and gave her shelter, hoping she could bond with the baby she eventually named Jasmine.<\/p>\n

What happened to Disa O\u2019Brien in EastEnders?<\/strong><\/h2>\n