Fleur Bennett

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Fleur Bennett
Born (1968-06-18) 18 June 1968 (age 55)
St Ives, Cornwall, England
Alma mater Guildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActress
Television Grace & Favour
Family Affairs

Fleur Alison Bennett (born 18 June 1968) is a British television actress best known for her work on the sit-com Grace & Favour (a spinoff of Are You Being Served? ) and the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs .

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Life and career

Bennett was born in St Ives in Cornwall, England on 18 June 1968. She was educated at Mountview Theatre School and Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. [1]

Bennett debuted in the Are You Being Served? spin-off Grace & Favour (1992–1993), in which she played the part of Mavis Moulterd. [2] After the show ended, she had small appearances on Nelson's Column (1994) [3] and Cracker (1995).

In 1997, she played Laura Forester in the mini-series The Rag Nymph. [2] Between 1997 and 1999, she played Belinda Rhodes in the TV-series Family Affairs . She also made a guest appearance in Heartbeat in 1998. Her television career in recent years has consisted mainly of guest appearances in Midsomer Murders (2001), Casualty (2002) and Down to Earth (2005).

Television roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992–93 Grace & Favour Mavis Moulterd12 episodes
1994 Nelson's Column MelanieEpisode: "Back to Basics"
1995 Cracker NenaEpisode: "True Romance" (Parts 1 & 2)
1996 The Bill Vicky JacksonEpisode: "Cold Feet and Hot Coffee"
1997–99 Family Affairs Belinda RhodesSeries regular
1997The Rag NymphLaura ForesterMini-series
1998 Heartbeat Kirsty WilliamsEpisode: "Forbidden Fruit"
2001 Midsomer Murders Debbie ShortlandsEpisode: "Dark Autumn"
2002 Casualty VickyEpisode: "Denial"
2005 Down to Earth Liz SullivanEpisode: "Cowboys"
2006The 12 Inch PianistVillagerShort film
2008Zip and HollowClaireTelevision film

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References

  1. "Fleur Bennett". IMDb .
  2. 1 2 BFI
  3. British Comedy Guide