Floella Benjamin

The Baroness Benjamin
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
26 June 2010
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born
Floella Karen Yunies Benjamin

(1949-09-23) 23 September 1949 (age 75)
Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Spouse
Keith Taylor
(m. 1980)
Children2

Floella Karen Yunies Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, OM, DBE, DL[1] (born 23 September 1949) is a Trinidadian-British actress, singer, presenter, author and politician. She is known as presenter of children's programmes such as Play School, Play Away, Jamboree 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. In 2024, she was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship award for her services to television.[2]

  1. ^ "Floella Benjamin OBE: About Me". Floellabenjamin.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Floella Benjamin to receive BAFTA Fellowship at BAFTA TV Awards 2024". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 April 2024.