Cleo Sylvestre
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.
Acted in
Beautiful Things
2024
as Older Bambi
Platform 7
2023
as Layla
Beyond the Lake
2022
as Caroline
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
2021
as Mae Rose Cottage / Mrs Pugh
All Creatures Great & Small
2020
as Anne Chapman
Sweetness in the Belly
2019
as Vertisse
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
2018
as Cora
five by five
2017
as Connie
Paddington
2014
as Marjorie Clyde
Far from the Madding Crowd
2008
as Maryann / Mrs Hurst
Tube Tales
1999
as Woman (segment "A Bird In The Hand")
The Attendant
1993
The Love Child
1988
as Cynthia
Catherine
1988
as Sister
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
1987
as Mother
Minder
1979
as Ward Sister
Grange Hill
1978
as Mrs. Dunlop
Some Women
1969
as Millie Jackson
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
1969
as Carlien
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968
as Stephanie Ward
The Expert
1968
as Vicky Hammond
Public Eye
1965
as Traffic Warden
Johnny on the Run
1953
as Susie