Carmen Munroe

Carmen Munroe
Born
Carmen Esme Steele

(1932-11-12) 12 November 1932 (age 92)
Occupation(s)Television actor, film actor, writer
Years active1962–present
RelativesDaphne Steele (sister)

Carmen Esme Munroe, OBE (born 12 November 1932)[1] is a British actress who was born in Berbice, British Guiana (now 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.

  1. ^ "Carmen Monroe, Actress & Officer of the Order of the British Empire Awardee". Guyanese Girls Rock!. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2024.