Cleo Sylvestre

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Known forActing

Known Credits41

GenderFemale

Place of BirthHitchin, Herts, England, UK

Died2024-09-20

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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 ...Read more

Known For

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

2021-06-16

Some Women

1969-08-27

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

1968-08-21

Catherine

1988-07-01

Beyond the Lake

2022-06-04

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