Carol Cleveland

Carol Cleveland

Carol Cleveland in 2009
Born (1942-01-13) 13 January 1942
London, England

Carol Cleveland (born 13 January 1942) is a British actress and comedian, most notable for her appearances on Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Early life

Born in East Sheen, London, she moved to the United States with her mother and U.S. Air Force stepfather at an early age. She was brought up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lubbock, Texas; and later Pasadena, California where she attended John Marshall Junior High School and Pasadena High School. She is a former Miss California Navy and appeared as Miss Teen Queen in MAD Magazine at age 15. Carol was Miss Teen in the August 1958 issue of Dig magazine.

Cleveland returned with her family to London in 1960,[1] and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

A stage actress and model who had appeared as an extra in The Persuaders!, a secretary in The Saint, and other TV shows and films, she started to appear as an extra in BBC comedy productions, including The Two Ronnies, Morecambe and Wise and various vehicles for Spike Milligan.

Monty Python

This brought her to the attention of the production team of Monty Python's Flying Circus. She appeared in 30 of the 45 episodes in the series, plus all four Monty Python movies. Cleveland has contributed on many post-Python projects including the Concert for George and Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy). She's also appeared in many documentaries about the group's history, including Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut). She most recently reunited with the Pythons in 2014 for their reunion stage show Monty Python Live (mostly).[2][3]

Other work

Cleveland was voted number three in Splendor magazine's "100 Most Beautiful Entertainers" list in 1972.

In 1986, Cleveland played an American television journalist in Only Fools and Horses, in the episode "The Miracle of Peckham"; then in 1995, Cleveland had a small cameo in a sketch within Fist of Fun, a BBC comedy show featuring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.

Personal life

Cleveland was married to Peter Brett from 1971 to 1983.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Biography from Carol Cleveland's official website
  2. ↑ "And now, the Holy Grail for Python fans - the reunion stage show: Thousands - some dressed as their favourite acts - descend on O2 for opening night". dailymail.co.uk. 1 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Five tuxedo'd old gents and jokes everybody expected. So are the surviving Monty Pythons just flogging a (dead) parrot? QUENTIN LETTS gives his verdict". dailymail.co.uk. 1 July 2014.

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