Cleo Sylvestre
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Cleo Syvestre is an actress who has made numerous appearances on United Kingdom television over a 40 year period.
Her father was born in Trinidad
and served as a Royal Air Force
pilot and her mother was born in Yorkshire
. She attended the Italia Conti Academy and is perhaps best known for her roles in Crossroads (as Melanie Harper), Till Death Us Do Part, Grange Hill
, The Expert, The Bill
and recently the film Kidulthood
.
On stage she has appeared in West End productions and with the National Theatre Company
. She is also an artistic director of the Rosemary Branch Theatre
and a playwright
.
In 1964 she released a single, To Know Him Is To Love Him
, produced by Andrew Loog Oldham
and backed by the Rolling Stones. After Brian Jones
left the Rolling Stones in 1969, she agreed to rehearse with his new band.
Her father was born in Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
and served as a Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
pilot and her mother was born in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. She attended the Italia Conti Academy and is perhaps best known for her roles in Crossroads (as Melanie Harper), Till Death Us Do Part, Grange Hill
Grange Hill
Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...
, The Expert, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
and recently the film Kidulthood
Kidulthood
Kidulthood is a 2006 British drama film about the life of several teenagers in Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road area of inner west London. It was directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars in the film and directed the sequel, Adulthood...
.
On stage she has appeared in West End productions and with the National Theatre Company
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
. She is also an artistic director of the Rosemary Branch Theatre
Rosemary Branch Theatre
Rosemary Branch Theatre is a theatre above a public house, in Islington on the borders of Hackney and Shoreditch. It has a capacity of 57 seats, expandable to 65. The pub is a freehouse and the venue is independent and privately-owned.- Stage :...
and a playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
.
In 1964 she released a single, To Know Him Is To Love Him
To Know Him Is to Love Him
"To Know Him Is to Love Him" is a song written by Phil Spector, inspired by words on his father's tombstone. It was first recorded by his first vocal group, the only one of which he was a member, the Teddy Bears. Their recording went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1958...
, produced by Andrew Loog Oldham
Andrew Loog Oldham
Andrew Loog Oldham is an English producer, talent manager, impresario and author. He was manager and producer of The Rolling Stones from 1963, and was noted for his flamboyant style.-Biography:...
and backed by the Rolling Stones. After Brian Jones
Brian Jones
Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones , known as Brian Jones, was an English musician and a founding member of the Rolling Stones....
left the Rolling Stones in 1969, she agreed to rehearse with his new band.