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- After a brief appearance as a factory worker in soap opera Coronation Street in 1966, she became the first ever regular black British female character on British TV, in the original series of Crossroads, playing Meg Richardson's adopted daughter Melanie from 1970 to 1972. [ 11 ]
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Sep 21, 2024 · Remembering Cleo Sylvestre MBE – Crossroads Appreciation Society. Cleo Sylvestre MBE dies aged 79. Cleo first stepped into showbiz with a brief pop singing career, releasing a version of To Know Him is to Love Him in 1964, which had The Rolling Stones provide the backing vocals to the track.
- Interview with Cleo Sylvestre
As far as Crossroads goes, Cleo was the first major...
- Interview with Cleo Sylvestre
After a brief appearance as a factory worker in soap opera Coronation Street in 1966, she became the first ever regular black British female character on British TV, in the original series of Crossroads, playing Meg Richardson's adopted daughter Melanie from 1970 to 1972. [11]
Jan 26, 2021 · As far as Crossroads goes, Cleo was the first major character in an ITV daytime serial. The soap would also in the early 1970s be the first to introduce an African family to serial. With thanks to Stephen Bourne for this 2007 interview.
Sep 22, 2024 · In August 1969, the day after her role in Some Women, a gritty BBC dramatisation of prisoners’ life stories, Cleo Sylvestre was invited to join the cast of Crossroads, the television soap.
- Telegraph Obituaries
Sep 20, 2024 · After a brief appearance in Coronation Street, she became the first-ever regular black British female character on British TV, in Crossroads, playing Meg Richardson’s adopted daughter Melanie...
Sep 20, 2024 · Trailblazing actress Cleo Sylvestre has died aged 79, her agent has confirmed. She was the first black actress to play a leading role at the National Theatre, and to have a regular leading...
Sep 24, 2024 · A breakthrough role came in 1970 when she was cast as Melanie on the daily, early-evening serial show, “Crossroads.” She starred there for two years, the first Black woman in a regular role on ...
