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Carmen Munroe is a Actor British born on 12 november 1932

Carmen Munroe

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Birth name Carmen Steele
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 12 november 1932 (91 years)
Awards Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Carmen Munroe OBE (born 12 November 1932) is a British actress who was born in Berbice, 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.

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Wolfgang Suschitzky
Wolfgang Suschitzky
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Rakie Ayola
Rakie Ayola
(1 films)
Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham
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Remi Adefarasin
Remi Adefarasin
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Dorothy Tutin
Dorothy Tutin
(1 films)
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Filmography of Carmen Munroe (4 films)

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Great Moments in Aviation
Great Moments in Aviation (1994)
, 1h33
Directed by Beeban Kidron
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Aviation films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Rakie Ayola, Jonathan Pryce, John Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave, Dorothy Tutin, Carmen Munroe
Roles Vesuvia
Rating60% 3.0471053.0471053.0471053.0471053.047105
Set in 1957, Great Moments in Aviation follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean woman from Grenada who embarks on a cruise to England with the intention of becoming an aviator. Upon boarding the ship, Gabriel finds herself assigned shared sleeping quarters with fellow passenger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce). The rest of the ship's passengers, including missionaries Angela Bead (Vanessa Redgrave) and Gwendolyne Quim (Dorothy Tutin) assume the two are married, and when Professor Rex Goodyear (John Hurt) appears to recognise Duncan as his old acquaintance Alasdair Birch, Duncan fosters the assumption to maintain his cover. It transpires that Duncan is a forger, who many years ago stole a Titian painting from Goodyear and had an affair with his wife. Goodyear believes that his painting is on board the ship, and leads Gabriel to believe that Duncan was responsible for his wife's death. She is furious with Duncan for lying to her, but the two go on to reconcile and later make love. Their romance is complicated by the fact Gabriel professes to have a husband waiting for her in England. She explains that he has been there for two years working, and she is joining him so that she can fulfil her lifelong dream of becoming a pilot — inspired by her grandfather Thomas (Oliver Samuels) who flew off into a storm and never came home. They begin a relationship nonetheless, supported by Angela and Gwendolyne, who also come to realise that they have feelings for one another. They each confess to having secretly been in love with the other for years, and become lovers, vowing to live together in their retirement. It comes to light that the death of Goodyear's wife was an accident, caused as he and Duncan fought over her. Duncan returns his painting, and goes on to burn all his forged documents and papers in front of Gabriel. She confesses that her marriage to Michael is over, and she and Duncan resolve to begin a life together. The film ends with Gabriel's grandmother Vesuvia (Carmen Munroe) reading her family a letter from England, informing them that Gabriel and Duncan are happy together, and are expecting a child. As the family express their delight, Gabriel flies overhead, having finally attained her pilot licence and become an aviator.
The Chain
The Chain (1984)
, 1h40
Directed by Jack Gold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Denis Lawson, Phyllis Logan, Maurice Denham, Nigel Hawthorne, David Troughton, Anna Massey
Roles Des's Mum
Rating68% 3.4370153.4370153.4370153.4370153.437015
The Chain tells the story of seven households that comprise a circular property chain, and various moving company employees who are tasked with assisting each household in their move. It follows the trials and tribulations, from trivial to profound, each household and mover (who are each guilty of one of the seven deadly sins) endures during the moving process.