Floella Benjamin

Floella Benjamin

Actor

Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
September 23, 1949

Biography

Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, OBE, DL is a Trinidadian-British actress, author, television presenter, singer, businesswoman and politician. She is known as presenter of children's programmes such as Play School, Play Away and Fast Forward

Photo

Floella Benjamin 1

Representative Works

Rendition
Rendition
6.4
/ English
Run Fatboy Run
Run Fatboy Run
6.2
/ English
Nursery Rhymes
Nursery Rhymes
9.0
/ English
The Floater
The Floater
10.0
/ English
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
No Rating Yet
/ English
Black Joy
Black Joy
6.8
/ English
I Don't Want to Be Born
I Don't Want to Be Born
5.2
/ English
A Hole in Babylon
A Hole in Babylon
8.0
/ English
Waterloo Sunset
Waterloo Sunset
No Rating Yet
/ English
Coming To England
Coming To England
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Rendition
2007Nominee

Best Performance

Rendition

Run Fatboy Run
2007Nominee

Best Performance

Run Fatboy Run

Nursery Rhymes
1982Winner

Best Performance

Nursery Rhymes

Career Highlights

The Floater
1975Highlight

Best Performance

The Floater

Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022Highlight

Best Performance

Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

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