Floella Benjamin

76, from Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]

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Biography

Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, OBE, DL is a Trinidadian-British actress, author, television presenter, singer, businesswoman and politician. She is known as presenter of children's programmes such as Play School, Play Away and Fast Forward

Timeline

2022Aged 73

  • Poster for Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

    Self (archive footage)

2007Aged 58

  • Poster for Run Fatboy Run

    Libby's Mum

  • Poster for Rendition

    CIA Staffer

2003Aged 54

  • Poster for Coming To England

    Teacher

1982Aged 33

  • Poster for Nursery Rhymes

    narrator

1979Aged 30

  • Poster for Waterloo Sunset

    Marie-Louise

  • Poster for A Hole in Babylon

    Norma

1977Aged 28

  • Poster for Black Joy

    Miriam

1976Aged 27

  • Poster for I Don't Want to Be Born

    First Nurse

1975Aged 26

  • Poster for The Floater

    Solicitor's clerk

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