Mona Hammond
CountryJamaica 
GenderFemale
Birthdayjanv. 1, 1931
Death2022-07-04
BiographyMona Hammond (born Mavis Chin; 1 January 1931 – 4 July 2022) was a Jamaican-British actress and co-founder of the Talawa Theatre Company. Born in Tweedside, Jamaica, Hammond immigrated to the United Kingdom in 1959, where she lived for the rest of her life. Hammond had a long and distinguished stage career. She was best known for her work on British television and played Blossom Jackson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Hammond was made an OBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. In 2018, she was awarded the Women of the World Lifetime Achievement Award for her long and distinguished theatre career and for championing Black British actors with the Talawa Theatre Company.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Mona Hammond. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Hammond was made an OBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. In 2018, she was awarded the Women of the World Lifetime Achievement Award for her long and distinguished theatre career and for championing Black British actors with the Talawa Theatre Company.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Mona Hammond. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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