Floella Benjamin

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1949-09-23 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]

Floella Benjamin

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

Acting

2007

Run Fatboy Run

as Libby's Mum

1977

Black Joy

as Miriam

1976

2022

Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

as Self (archive footage)

1982

Nursery Rhymes

as narrator

1979

2003

1975

The Floater

as Solicitor's clerk

2007

Rendition

as CIA Staffer

1979

Waterloo Sunset

as Marie-Louise

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