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Jeillo Edwards (23 September 1942 – 2 July 2004) was a Sierra Leonean actress, who is notable in the history of black actors in Britain.
Jul 27, 2004 · Jeillo Edwards, who has died aged 61, was one of the leading African character actors of her time. Her range was enormous: venomous market women, long-suffering wives, sugar...
Jeillo Edwards was an important figure in the history of black actors in Britain. She was the first woman of African descent to study drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London...
Jeillo Edwards was born on 23 September 1942 in Malta Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone. She was an actress, known for Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Beautiful Thing (1996) and Fox Mystery Theater (1984). She was married to Edmund Clottey. She died on 2 July 2004 in London, England, UK.
The Sierra Leonean actress Jeillo Edwards has passed away. Aunty J ran a restaurant in parallel to her profession as an actress She will be remembered for her distinctive voice and imperious...
Jeillo Edwards (23 September 1942 – 2 July 2004) was a Sierra Leonean actress, who is notable in the history of black actors in Britain. She was the first woman of African descent to study drama at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Jeillo Edwards was born 23 September, 1942 in Freetown and died 2 July, 2004 in London. She is a Sierra Leone actress who has been in The Bill, Absolutely Fabulous, Casualty, Spaced, M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team, Black Books, Red Dwarf, Holding On, London's Burning, and Dixon of Dock Green.
Jun 21, 2011 · Jeillo Edwards, the first black actress on British television, says she lived on money she was paid from BBC African Theatre, then a monthly production. "But I decided to get married.
Jul 22, 1998 · Sierra Leonean actress Jeillo Edwards gives a tour of her home in London. She was the first black woman to appear on British television and has lived in the same modern terraced house for 21...
Jeillo Edwards was the first woman of African descent to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She was also one of the first black actresses to be cast in a mainstream television drama series, Dixon of Dock Green.
