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. Sylvestre was brought up in Euston, north London, by her mother, Laureen Sylvestre (née Goodare), a cabaret...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Beautiful Things
as Older Bambi
Beyond the Lake
as Caroline
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
as Mae Rose Cottage / Mrs Pugh
Sweetness in the Belly
as Vertisse
Paddington
as Marjorie Clyde
Far from the Madding Crowd
as Maryann / Mrs Hurst
Tube Tales
as Woman (segment "A Bird In The Hand")
The Love Child
as Cynthia
Catherine
as Sister
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
as Mother
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Bus Conductress
My Lover, My Son
as Dressmaker
Some Women
as Millie Jackson
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
as Carlien
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
as Stephanie Ward
Up the Junction
as In the factory
Johnny on the Run
as Susie