Jeillo Edwards
Jeillo Edwards (23 September 1942 – 2 July 2004) was a Sierra Leonean actress, who is notable in the history of black actors in Britain. She was the first woman of African descent to study drama at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She went on to be one of the first black actresses to be cast in a mainstream UK television drama series – Dixon of Dock Green, and for more than four decades performed on British television, radio, stage and films.
Acted in
Murder Investigation Team
2003
as Agnes Welsh
Anansi
2003
as Aunt Vera
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
as Hospital Cleaning Lady
Tough Love
2000
as Irate Woman
Black Books
2000
as Midwife
Tube Tales
1999
as Middle Aged Woman (segment "Steal Away")
Spaced
1999
as Tim's Benefit Clerk
The League of Gentlemen
1999
Holding On
1997
as Aunt Gaynor
Paris, Brixton
1997
Beautiful Thing
1996
as Rose
Pat and Margaret
1994
as Tea Bar Lady
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Jeillo
Black and Blue
1992
as Mrs Jessop
Red Dwarf
1988
as Second Ground Controller
Elphida
1987
as Somali Woman
Casualty
1986
as Jean MacKenzie
Paint Me a Murder
1984
as Landlady
The Bill
1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Landlady
Memoirs of a Survivor
1981
as Woman at Newstand
Name for the Day
1980
as Nurse
Room Service
1979
as Mrs. McGregor
Betzi
1978
as Sarah
The Professionals
1977
as West Indian Woman
Black Joy
1977
as Auntie
The Sniffler and the Pug
1977
as Nurse
A Kind of Marriage
1976
as Aggie
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Through the Night
1975
as Lucy