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Cleopatra Mary Palmer MBE (née Sylvestre; born 19 April 1945), known professionally as Cleo Sylvestre, is an English actress in film, stage and television. She was the first black woman ever to play a leading role at the National Theatre in London.
Cleo Sylvestre was born on 19 April 1945 in Hitchin, Herts, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Paddington (2014), The Punk (1993) and Kate (1970).
Veteran actor Cleo Sylvestre has had a fascinating life—she was the first Black woman to play a leading role at the National Theatre in London; she was praised by Laurence Olivier; and the...
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Child star, pop star, soap star and now breaking barriers in Channel 5’s All Creatures Great and Small, Cleo Sylvestre has a story to rival any of her roles - that of her mother, born in...
Cleo was the first black actor in a major role at The National Theatre, the first main black character in Crossroads, broke ground in Ken Loache’s Up the Junction and Cathy Come Home, played amazing parts alongside Anthony Sher, and sang To Know Him Is to Love Him with the Rolling Stones.
Oct 13, 2023 · WHEN actor Cleo Sylvestre checked her spam emails “out of curiosity” this summer she opened her inbox to find a message from the Royal family awarding her an MBE – and another email from a “well-known rock star” inviting her to his Christmas party.
