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Floella Benjamin

Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, OBE, DL is a Trinidadian-British actress, author, television presenter, singer, businesswoman and politician. She is known as presenter of children's programmes such as Play School, Play Away and Fast Forward

Known For: Acting

Born: Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago], 1949-09-23

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	The Floater	Solicitor's clerk	0
2	1976	I Don't Want to Be Born	First Nurse	52
3	1977	Black Joy	Miriam	64
4	1979	Waterloo Sunset	Marie-Louise	0
5	1979	A Hole in Babylon	Norma	0
6	1982	Nursery Rhymes	narrator	90
7	2003	Coming To England	Teacher	60
8	2007	Run Fatboy Run	Libby's Mum	62
9	2007	Rendition	CIA Staffer	64
10	2022	Kids' TV: The Surprising Story	Self (archive footage)	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Dixon of Dock Green	Mrs. Dallas	53
2	1964	Play School		40
3	1970	Play for Today	Solicitor's Clerk	63
4	1972	Crown Court		54
5	1974	Within These Walls		53
6	1975	Angels		37
7	1981	Bergerac	Juniper	67
8	1984	Fast Forward		50
9	1987	Daytime Live		35
10	1994	Ready Steady Cook	Self - Contestant	0
11	2000	Fetch the Vet	Kara (voice)	0
12	2006	Great British Menu	Self - Guest Judge	64
13	2006	The Line of Beauty	Mrs Charles	65
14	2006	The One Show	Self	45
15	2007	The Sarah Jane Adventures	Professor Rivers	71