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Cleo Sylvestre

Acting

Born April 19, 1945 · Hitchin, Herts, England, UK

Died September 20, 2024

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Biography

Cleopatra Mary Palmer, known professionally as Cleo Sylvestre, was a British actress. She was the first black woman ever to play a leading role at the National Theatre in London, and the first woman to record with The Rolling Stones.

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Awards & recognition

  • Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2022

Filmography11 titles

Johnny on the Run

1953as Susie

All Creatures Great & Small

2020as Anne Chapman

Doctor Who

1963as Concubine (uncredited)

Silent Witness

1996as 1st Neighbour

New Tricks

2004as Milly

Paddington

2014as Marjorie Clyde

Up the Junction

1965as In the factory

Sweetness in the Belly

2019as Vertisse

Tube Tales

1999as Woman (segment "A Bird In The Hand")

Coronation Street

1960as Cilla Christie

five by five

2017as Connie