Biography
Carmen Esme Munroe, (born 12 November 1932) is a British actress who was born in Berbice, British Guiana (now Guyana), and has been a resident of the UK since the early 1950s. Munroe made her West End stage debut in 1962 and has played an instrumental role in the development of black British theatre and representation on small screen. She has had high-profile roles on stage and television, perhaps best known from the British TV sitcom Desmond's as Shirley, wife of the eponymous barber played by Norman Beaton.
Filmography
all 18
Movies 14
TV Shows 4
self 1
US Elder Woman
ear for eye (2021)
Movie
Mother
The Final Passage (1996)
Movie
Vesuvia
Great Moments in Aviation (1994)
Movie
Self
Black and White in Colour (1992)
Movie
Shirley Ambrose
Desmond's (1989)
TV
Muriel
The Hope and the Glory (1984)
Movie
Des's Mum
The Chain (1984)
Movie
Mrs Monroe
A Hole in Babylon (1979)
Movie
Matilda Lambert
Mixed Blessings (1978)
TV
Gertrude
Black Christmas (1977)
Movie
Vilma
The Fosters (1976)
TV
Carmen Congoto
London Conspiracy (1974)
Movie
Miss Marie
In the Beautiful Caribbean (1972)
Movie
Carmen Congoto
The Persuaders! (1971)
TV
1
Nurse
All Neat in Black Stockings (1969)
Movie
Fariah
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World (1968)
Movie
Beverley
Naked Evil (1966)
Movie
Lala
Fable (1965)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1932-11-12 (91 years old)
Birth PlaceBerbice, British Empire
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
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