Editing Carol Cleveland

{{Short description|British-American actress and comedian (born 1942)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name        = Carol Cleveland
| image       = 10.18.09CarolClevelandByLuigiNovi.jpg
| caption     = Carol Cleveland in 2009
| alt = Cleveland smiling
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1942|1|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[East Sheen]], [[London]], England
| yearsactive = 1960–present
| spouse      = {{marriage|Peter Brett|1971|1983|end=div}} 
| website     = {{URL|www.carolcleveland.com}}
}}

'''Carol Cleveland'''  (born '''Carol Gillian Frances''' on 13 January 1942) is an American-English actor, comedian, dancer, and model.<ref name="pompoms">{{cite book |last=Cleveland |first=Carol |title=PomPoms Up! From Puberty to Pythons and Beyond |publisher=Dynasty Press |year=2014 |chapter=War Baby |isbn=9781910050422}}</ref> She is particularly known for her work with [[Monty Python]].

==Early life==
Born in [[East Sheen]], London, she moved to the United States with her mother and [[U.S. Air Force]] stepfather at an early age. She was brought up in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]; [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]], [[Texas]]; and later [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], [[California]], where she attended John Marshall Junior High School and [[Pasadena High School (California)|Pasadena High School]]. She is a former Miss California Navy and appeared as Miss Teen Queen in ''[[MAD Magazine]]'' at age 15.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolcleveland.com/press_gq.htm|title=Carol Cleveland Press Article|website=Carolcleveland.com|access-date=19 August 2020|archive-date=3 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803192236/https://www.carolcleveland.com/press_gq.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cleveland was Miss Teen in the August 1958 issue of ''Dig'' magazine.

Cleveland returned with her family to London in 1960,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolcleveland.com/biog.htm|title=Carol Cleveland's Bio Page|website=Carolcleveland.com|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> and studied at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jun/22/carol-cleveland-i-loved-every-minute-of-monty-python|title=Carol Cleveland interview: 'I loved every minute of Python, but in some respects, it has been a ball and chain'|first=Michael|last=Hogan|date=22 June 2014|website=The Guardian|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
A stage actress and model, Carol Cleveland appeared in ''[[The Persuaders!]]'', in ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' as a secretary, as a lover of Peter Wyngarde's character in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' TV series episode "A Touch of Brimstone" (1966), and in other TV shows and films. She then started to appear in [[BBC]] comedy productions, including ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'', ''[[Morecambe and Wise]]'', and various works of [[Spike Milligan]].

===Monty Python===
Her comedy acting skills brought her to the attention of the production team of ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]].'' She appeared in 30 of the 45 episodes in the series, plus all four ''Monty Python'' movies. Cleveland has contributed to many post-Python projects including the [[Concert for George]]<ref name="auto"/> and ''[[Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)]]''. She has also appeared in many documentaries about the group's history, including ''[[Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut)]]''.

===Other work===
In 1972, Cleveland was voted number three in ''Splendor'' magazine's "100 Most Beautiful Entertainers" list.

In 1986, Cleveland played an American television journalist in ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', in the episode "[[The Miracle of Peckham]]"; then in 1995, she had a small cameo in a sketch within ''[[Fist of Fun]]'', a [[BBC]] comedy show featuring [[Stewart Lee]] and [[Richard Herring]]. In 2022, she appeared in an episode of ''[[First Dates]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/01/02/49935/monty-pythons-carol-cleveland-does-c4s-first-dates#:~:text=FIRST%20DATES%3A%20Monty%20Python%20star,Circus%2C%20plus%20all%20four%20movies |title=Monty Python's Carol Cleveland does C4's First Dates |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2022-01-02 |website=Chortle |access-date=2022-01-06}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1963 || ''[[The Cracksman]]'' || Pirate || uncredited
|-
|1963 || ''[[Strictly for the Birds]]'' || Sandra ||
|-
|1964 || ''[[The Americanization of Emily]]'' || Army Driver || uncredited
|-
|1965 || ''[[The Pleasure Girls]]'' || Ella ||
|-
|1967 ||  ''[[A Countess from Hong Kong]]'' || Nurse ||
|-
|1967 || ''[[Mister Ten Per Cent]]'' || Hat Check Girl ||
|-
|1967 || ''[[In Saigon Some May Live]]'' || Girl ||
|-
|1968 || ''[[Salt and Pepper (film)|Salt and Pepper]]'' || Club Hostess ||
|-
|1968 || ''[[The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom]]'' || Bra Model ||
|-
|1969 || ''[[If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium]]'' || Travel Agent ||
|-
|1969 ||  ''[[The Adding Machine (film)|The Adding Machine]]'' || Judy ||
|-
|1969 || ''[[Moon Zero Two]]'' || Hostess ||
|-
|1970 || ''[[Every Home Should Have One]]'' || Suzy ||
|-
|1971 ||  ''[[And Now for Something Completely Different]]'' || Various ||
|-
|1974 || ''[[Vampira (1974 film)|Vampira]]'' || Jane ||
|-
|1974 ||  ''[[All I Want Is You... and You... and You...]]'' || Eli Hartford ||
|-
|1975 || ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' || Zoot / Dingo ||
|-
|1975 || ''[[The Return of the Pink Panther]]'' || Swimming Pool Diver ||
|-
|1977 || ''[[Gerry O'Hara|The Brute]]'' || Diane's Agent ||
|-
|1979 || ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian]]'' || Mrs. Gregory ||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl]]'' || Various ||
|-
|1983 || ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]]'' || Various ||
|-
|1983 || ''[[Funny Money (1983 film)|Funny Money]]'' || Delphine ||
|-
|1986 || ''[[Half Moon Street (film)|Half Moon Street]]'' || American Wife ||
|-
|1995 || ''[[Annie: A Royal Adventure!]]'' || [[Miss Hannigan]] ||
|-
|2007 || ''Too Much Too Young'' || June ||
|-
|2010 || ''[[Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)]]'' || Various ||
|-
|2012 || ''[[A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman]]'' || Various ||
|-
|2013 || ''[[The Sweeter Side of Life]]'' || Edna ||
|-
|2013 || ''The Search for Simon'' || Irene Jones ||
|-
|2019 || ''[[The Rizen|The Rizen: Possession]]'' || The Ancient One ||
|-
|2021 || ''Alice, Through the Looking'' || [[Queen Elizabeth II]] ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1961 || ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' || Sandra || Episode: "A Quiet, Ordinary Woman"
|-
|1963 || ''[[ITV Play of the Week]]'' || Marion || Episode: "The Touch of a Dead Hand"
|-
|1963 || ''[[The Sentimental Agent]]'' || Shelah || Episode: "May the Saints Preserve Us"
|-
|1963 || ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' || Marion Kent || Episode: "The Sporting Chance"
|-
|1964 || ''[[No Hiding Place]]'' || Samantha Kay || Episode: "The Things Money Can Buy"
|-
|1964 || ''[[ITV Play of the Week]]'' || Helen Carver || Episode: "[[Design for Living]]"
|-
|1964 || ''[[ITV Play of the Week]]'' || Celia || Episode: "The Other Man"
|-
|1964 || ''[[ITV Play of the Week]]'' || Katie || Episode: "A Really Good Jazz Piano"
|-
|1965 || ''The Ambassadors'' || Mamie Pocock || TV film
|-
|1965 || ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' || Gloria Mancini || Episode: "The Crime of the Century"
|-
|1965 || ''[[The Man in Room 17]]'' || Marya Ference || Episode: "A Minor Operation"
|-
|1966 || ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' || Sara || Episode: "A Touch of Brimstone"
|-
|1966 || ''[[BBC Play of the Month]]'' || Barbara Davies || Episode: "Lee Oswald: Assassin"
|-
|1967 || ''[[The Reluctant Romeo]]'' || Natalie || Episode: "A Tale of Two Secretaries"
|-
|1967 || ''[[Man in a Suitcase]]'' || Miss Dinsdale || Episode: "The Sitting Pigeon"
|-
|1968 || ''[[Love Story (British TV series)|Love Story]]'' || Waitress || Episode: "The Egg on the Face of the Tiger"
|-
|1968 || ''[[Journey to the Unknown]]'' || Lisa || Episode: "Do Me a Favor and Kill Me"
|-
|1969 || ''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' || Bunny Mother || Episode: "We Can't Afford a Carriage"
|-
|1969–1974 || ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' || Various || 33 episodes
|-
|1969 || ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)]]'' || Laura Slade || Episode: "For the Girl Who Has Everything"
|-
|1970 || ''Foreign Exchange'' || Girl || TV film
|-
|1971 || ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' || Fiancée || Episode: "The New Neighbour"
|-
|1971 || ''[[The Persuaders!]]'' || Girl at Airport || Episode: "Element of Risk"
|-
|1972 || ''[[The Lotus Eaters (TV series)|The Lotus Eaters]]'' || Leigh Mervish || 5 episodes
|-
|1973 || ''[[Now Look Here]]'' || Nina || Episode: #2.1
|-
|1973 || ''[[Doctor in Charge]]'' || Nurse Dobbs || Episode: "Men Without Women"
|-
|1973 || ''Crime of Passion'' || Suzy || Episode: "Chantal"
|-
|1974 || ''The Last Turkey in the Shop Show'' || Various || TV film
|-
|1978 || ''[[Mike Yarwood|Mike Yarwood in Persons]]'' || Sadie || Episode: #2.5
|-
|1985 || ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' || Lady Customer || Episode: "Friends and Neighbours"
|-
|1986 || ''Hilary'' || Victoria Sands || Episode: "Over the Hill?"
|-
|1986 || ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' || Sandra Potts || Episode: "[[The Miracle of Peckham]]"
|-
|1991 || ''[[About Face (TV series)|About Face]]'' || Mrs. Rodgers || Episode: "Tourist Attraction"
|-
|1992 || ''[[Land of Hope and Gloria]]'' || Loretta || Episode: "The Authentic Taste of England"
|-
|1995 || ''[[Fist of Fun]]'' || Mrs. Neil || Episode: #1.3
|-
|2013 || ''[[Toast of London]]'' || Brooke Hooberman || Episode: "The End"
|-
|2022
|''[[First Dates]]''
|Herself
|Episode: #18.2
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite interview |last=Cleveland |first=Carol |url=http://the-void.co.uk/film/feature/interview-monty-pythons-carol-cleveland-official-seventh-python-293/ |title=Interview: Monty Python’s Carol Cleveland — The 'Official' Seventh Python |publication-date=19 April 2012 |interviewer-first=Owen |interviewer-last=Williams |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219015551/http://the-void.co.uk/film/feature/interview-monty-pythons-carol-cleveland-official-seventh-python-293/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 |website=The Void}}
* {{cite interview |last=Cleveland |first=Carol |title=Carol Cleveland interview: 'I loved every minute of Python, but in some respects, it has been a ball and chain' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jun/22/carol-cleveland-i-loved-every-minute-of-monty-python |work=[[The Guardian]] |interviewer-last=Hogan |interviewer-first=Michael |publication-date=22 June 2014}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote|Carol Cleveland}}

* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0166470|name=Carol Cleveland}}

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