Cleo Sylvestre

Person

Cleo Sylvestre

Born 19 April 1945 Died 20 September 2024, aged 79 Hitchin, Herts, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
19age in their first credit on record (1964)
59years on screen and counting
1credits in 2023, their busiest year
8dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
My Lover, My Son poster Age: 25

My Lover, My Son

1970
as Dressmaker
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TV credits

Newest first
Platform 7 poster Age: 78

Platform 7

2023
as Layla
five by five poster Age: 71

five by five

2017
as Connie
The Guilty poster Age: 68

The Guilty

2013
as Ilse Lawson
No poster
Age: 33

Life Begins at Forty

1978
as Mrs Montague
No poster
Age: 27

Armchair 30

1973
as Lisa
The Troubleshooters poster Age: 20

The Troubleshooters

1965
as Gert
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 19

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Marge, in the Factory
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