Cleo Sylvestre

Cleo Sylvestre

Acting

Born: 1945-04-19 · Hitchin, Herts, England, UK

Died: 2024-09-20

Biography

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. Sylvestre was brought up in Euston, north London, by her mother, Laureen Sylvestre (née Goodare), a cabaret artist at the Shim Sham Club in Wardour Street, who was born in Yorkshire in 1911. Laureen was of mixed En

🎬 Movies (20)

Beautiful Things

Beautiful Things

2024

Older Bambi

Beyond the Lake

Beyond the Lake

2022

Caroline

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

2021

Mae Rose Cottage / Mrs Pugh

Sweetness in the Belly

Sweetness in the Belly

2019

Vertisse

National Theatre Live: Allelujah!

National Theatre Live: Allelujah!

2018

Cora

Paddington

Paddington

2014

Marjorie Clyde

Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

2010

Maryann / Mrs Hurst

Tube Tales

Tube Tales

1999

Woman (segment "A Bird In The Hand")

The Attendant

The Attendant

1993

Black and White in Colour

Black and White in Colour

1992

Self

Catherine

Catherine

1988

Sister

The Love Child

The Love Child

1988

Cynthia

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

1987

Mother

The Alf Garnett Saga

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972

Bus Conductress

My Lover, My Son

My Lover, My Son

1970

Dressmaker

Some Women

Some Women

1969

Millie Jackson

The Smashing Bird I Used to Know

The Smashing Bird I Used to Know

1969

Carlien

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

1968

Stephanie Ward

Up the Junction

Up the Junction

1965

In the factory

Johnny on the Run

Johnny on the Run

1953

Susie