Carmen Silvera

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Not to be confused with
Carmen Sylva
.

Carmen Silvera
Edith Artois in 'Allo 'Allo!
Born
Carmen Blanche Silvera

(1922-06-02)2 June 1922
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died3 August 2002(2002-08-03) (aged 80)
Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England
Resting placeGolders Green Crematorium, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1962–2001
Spouse
John Cunliffe
​
​
(m. 1949, divorced)​

Carmen Blanche Silvera (2 June 1922 – 3 August 2002) was a British

Edith Artois
.

Life and career

During

repertory theatre.[1]

Silvera first made her name as a

Edward VII's mistress, Lillie Langtry.[citation needed
]

She appeared twice in

Edith, the antagonistic wife of opportunistic cafe owner Rene Artois, throughout the history of the 'Allo 'Allo! series from 1982 to 1992.[citation needed
]

She appeared with

Peter Hall. She also played a grandmother in the 1997 film La Passione.[1]

In 1991, she was the subject of a This Is Your Life television programme.[citation needed] She did charity work for the Grand Order of Lady Ratlings, the ladies' branch of the Grand Order of Water Rats.

Personal life and death

Silvera was enthusiastic about horse racing after her grandfather took her to a race at Warwick. She won a bet on Light of Love at the race, which came in at 7/1.[4]

In Coventry in 1949, Silvera married John Cunliffe, an actor she had met at

Tonbridge, Kent in 1941. She divorced following a miscarriage and never remarried. A heavy smoker, she died of lung cancer on 3 August 2002, aged 80, at the Denville Hall retirement home for actors.[4]

Family

Her Jamaican-born father, Roland Silvera (1895–1986), was a well-known flat-green bowls player and a member of Stoke Bowling Club, Coventry. After emigrating to Canada in 1910 and becoming a ship hand, Roland fought for the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I.

Roland married Dorothy White in

English Bowling Association
Middleton Cup competition, beating Middlesex in the final. Coventry & District Bowls Association runs an annual competition for the Silvera Shield.

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituary". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Compact" – via www.imdb.com.
  3. ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Invasion of the Dinosaurs - Details".
  4. ^ a b Barker, Dennis (6 August 2002). "Obituary : Carmen Silvera". Retrieved 11 February 2016.

External links

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