Fleur Bennett Explained

Occupation:Actress
Birth Date:18 June 1968
Birth Place:St Ives, Cornwall, England
Television:Grace & Favour
Family Affairs
Alma Mater:Guildhall School of Music and Drama

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

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

Year Title Role Notes
1992–93 Grace & Favour Mavis Moulterd 12 episodes
1994 Nelson's Column Melanie Episode: "Back to Basics"
1995 Cracker Nena Episode: "True Romance" (Parts 1 & 2)
1996 The Bill Vicky Jackson Episode: "Cold Feet and Hot Coffee"
1997–99 Family Affairs Belinda Rhodes Series regular
1997 The Rag Nymph Laura Forester Mini-series
1998 Heartbeat Kirsty Williams Episode: "Forbidden Fruit"
2001 Midsomer Murders Debbie Shortlands Episode: "Dark Autumn"
2002 Casualty Vicky Episode: "Denial"
2005 Down to Earth Liz Sullivan Episode: "Cowboys"
2006 The 12 Inch Pianist Villager Short film
2008 Zip and Hollow Claire Television film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fleur Bennett. .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222023040/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2babab2024 BFI
  3. https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/fleur_bennett/ British Comedy Guide