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Floella Benjamin - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic
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Floella Benjamin
Born
Sep 23, 1949
Age 76
Place of Birth
Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Career Highlights
10
Movies
16
TV Shows
Also Known As
Baroness Floella Benjamin
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Floella Benjamin
Acting
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
Movies
10
TV Shows
16
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
as
Self (archive footage)
2022
Rendition
as
CIA Staffer
2007
Run Fatboy Run
as
Libby's Mum
2007
Coming To England
as
Teacher
2003
Nursery Rhymes
as
narrator
1982
A Hole in Babylon
as
Norma
1979
Waterloo Sunset
as
Marie-Louise
1979
Black Joy
as
Miriam
1977
I Don't Want to Be Born
as
First Nurse
1976
The Floater
as
Solicitor's clerk
1975
