Floella Benjamin Video | Speeches and Interviews

Floella Karen Yunies Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin OBE DL (born 23 September 1949) is a British actress, author, television presenter, businesswoman and politician. She is known as presenter of children's programmes such as Play School, Play Away and "Fast Forward". On 28 June 2010, Lady Benjamin was introduced to the House of Lords as a Life Peer nominated by the Liberal Democrats with title Baroness Benjamin, of Beckenham in the County of Kent. Benjamin was born in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad, and emigrated to the UK in 1960. Having left Rosemead Preparatory School to work in a bank, she... MORE

Floella Karen Yunies Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin OBE DL (born 23 September 1949) is a British actress, author, television presenter, businesswoman and politician. She is known as presenter of children's programmes such as Play School, Play Away and "Fast Forward". On 28 June 2010, Lady Benjamin was introduced to the House of Lords as a Life Peer nominated by the Liberal Democrats with title Baroness Benjamin, of Beckenham in the County of Kent. Benjamin was born in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad, and emigrated to the UK in 1960. Having left Rosemead Preparatory School to work in a bank, she studied for A-levels at night school. After a spell as a stage actress in West End musicals, she began presenting children's television programmes in 1976. On stage, she has appeared in Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Black Mikado, The husband in law and pantomime. On screen, she appeared in the 1975 horror film I Don't Want to Be Born and starred in the 1977 film Black Joy. On TV, her credits include Angels, Within These Walls, Crown Court, The Gentle Touch and Dixon of Dock Green. She appeared as Juniper in the first episode of Bergerac (1981). She read two stories for the Story Teller magazine LESS