Actor

Floella Benjamin

September 23, 1949 · Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]

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

Notable work

6.2
Run Fatboy Run (2007)
as Libby's Mum
6.4
Rendition (2007)
as CIA Staffer

Often works with

Nigel Hawthorne
2 titles together
Play for Today, The Floater
Frances Tomelty
2 titles together
Play for Today, Strangers
Julian Curry
2 titles together
Play for Today, The Floater
Graham Ashley
2 titles together
Play for Today, Dixon of Dock Green
Stefan Kalipha
2 titles together
Mixed Blessings, A Hole in Babylon
Patricia Maynard
2 titles together
Strangers, Angels

Full filmography · 22

The Sarah Jane Adventures
as Professor Rivers
20077.1
The Line of Beauty
as Mrs Charles
20066.8
Fetch the Vet
as Kara (voice)
2000
Daytime Live
cast
1987
Fast Forward
cast
1984
Bergerac
as Juniper
19817
Strangers
as Rosy Baker
1978
Mixed Blessings
as Karen
1978
Angels
cast
1975
Crown Court
cast
1972
Play for Today
as Solicitor's Clerk
1970
Play School
cast
1964