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 ...
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National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
As Mae Rose Cottage / Mrs Pugh
Some Women
As Millie Jackson
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
As Stephanie Ward
Catherine
As Sister
Beyond the Lake
As Caroline
Tube Tales
As Woman (segment "A Bird In The Hand")
Johnny on the Run
As Susie
The Love Child
As Cynthia
Paddington
As Marjorie Clyde
Beautiful Things
As Older Bambi
The Attendant
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
As Cora
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
As Mother
Sweetness in the Belly
As Vertisse
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
As Carlien
Far from the Madding Crowd
As Maryann / Mrs Hurst
The Expert
As Vicky Hammond
Minder
As Ward Sister
Grange Hill
As Mrs. Dunlop
five by five
As Connie
Public Eye
As Traffic Warden
Platform 7
As Layla
All Creatures Great & Small
As Anne Chapman
Coronation Street
As Cilla Christie
The Guilty
As Ilse Lawson
New Tricks
As Milly
Silent Witness
As 1st Neighbour
Life Begins at Forty
As Mrs. Montague
Strange Report
As Margaret
The Troubleshooters
As Gert
The Wednesday Play
As Marge, in the Factory
Doctor Who
As Concubine (uncredited)
