Cleo Sylvestre
Biography
Cleopatra Mary Palmer (née Sylvestre; 19 April 1945 – 20 September 2024), 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. Sylvestre was brought up in Euston, north London, by her mother, Laureen Sylvestre (née Goodare), a cabaret...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2024
Beautiful Things
As: Older Bambi
- 2023
Platform 7
As: Layla
- 2022
Beyond the Lake
As: Caroline
- 2021
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
As: Mae Rose Cottage / Mrs Pugh
- 2020
All Creatures Great & Small
As: Anne Chapman
- 2019
Sweetness in the Belly
As: Vertisse
- 2018
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
As: Cora
- 2017
five by five
As: Connie
- 2014
Paddington
As: Marjorie Clyde
- 2013
The Guilty
As: Ilse Lawson
- 2010
Far from the Madding Crowd
As: Maryann / Mrs Hurst
- 2004
New Tricks
As: Milly
- 1999
Tube Tales
As: Woman (segment "A Bird In The Hand")
- 1996
Silent Witness
As: 1st Neighbour
- 1988
The Love Child
As: Cynthia
- 1988
Catherine
As: Sister
- 1987
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
As: Mother
- 1979
Minder
As: Ward Sister
- 1978
Grange Hill
As: Mrs. Dunlop
- 1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
As: Bus Conductress
- 1969
Strange Report
As: Margaret
- 1969
Some Women
As: Millie Jackson
- 1969
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
As: Carlien
- 1968
The Expert
As: Vicky Hammond
- 1965
Up the Junction
As: In the factory
- 1965
The Troubleshooters
As: Gert
- 1965
The Troubleshooters
As: Karima
- 1965
Public Eye
As: Traffic Warden
- 1964
The Wednesday Play
As: Marge, in the Factory
- 1964
The Wednesday Play
As: Inmate: at Holm Lea
- 1964
The Wednesday Play
As: Stephanie Ward
- 1964
The Wednesday Play
As: Rachel
- 1963
Doctor Who
As: Concubine (uncredited)
- 1960
Coronation Street
As: Cilla Christie
- 1953
Johnny on the Run
As: Susie