Jeillo Edwards

Jeillo Edwards

CountrySierra Leone Sierra Leone
GenderFemale
BirthdaySep 23, 1942
Death2004-07-02
BiographyJeillo 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. She went on to be one of the first black actresses to be cast in a mainstream UK television drama series – Dixon of Dock Green, and for more than four decades performed on British television, radio, stage and films.

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