Acting
Cleo Sylvestre
1945 · Hitchin, Herts, England, UK
20 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Paddington
Marjorie Clyde
Tube Tales
Woman (segment "A Bird In The Hand")
Some Women
Millie Jackson
My Lover, My Son
Dressmaker
Sweetness in the Belly
Vertisse
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Mother
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
Cora
The Alf Garnett Saga
Bus Conductress
Up the Junction
In the factory
The Love Child
Cynthia
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Stephanie Ward
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
Carlien