Mona Hammond | |
|---|---|
 Hammond as Blossom Jackson in EastEnders | |
| Born | Mavis Chin 1 January 1931 Tweedside, Clarendon Parish, British Jamaica |
| Died | 4 July 2022 (aged 91) Hounslow, London, England |
| Other names | Mona Chin |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1964–2016 |
| Television | EastEnders (1994–1997, 2010) |
| Spouses | Michael Sanders
(m. 1965; div. 1971)John Pedler
(m. 1973; div. 1987) |
| Children | 1 |
Mona Hammond OBE (born Mavis Chin; 1 January 1931 – 4 July 2022) was a Jamaican-British actress and co-founder of the Talawa Theatre Company. Born in Tweedside, Jamaica,[1] Hammond immigrated to the United Kingdom in 1959, where she lived for the rest of her life. Hammond had a long and distinguished stage career. She was best known for her work on British television and played Blossom Jackson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Hammond was made an OBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. In 2018, she was awarded the Women of the World Lifetime Achievement Award for her long and distinguished theatre career and for championing Black British actors with the Talawa Theatre Company.[2][3]
- ^ Tweedside Map, Google. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Vicky Featherstone and Phyllida Lloyd win at Women in the Creative Industries Awards | News | the Stage". Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ Wild, Stephi (7 March 2018). "Winners Of The WOW Women In Creative Industries Awards Announced". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.