Career
Le Mar attended the Barbara Speake Stage School, and Afro Sax drama club run by Larrington Walker, Ellen Thomas and Treva Etienne. Le Mar set up her own theatre company with two fellow actresses called the Bemarrow Sisters, which ran for seven years. Productions included "A Slice of Life" directed by Decima Francis, "Gloria" directed by Trevor Laird and "This way Up" written by Peggy Bennette-Hume.
She was the first Black British performer to appear at Harlem's Apollo Theatre and had the first ever sell out show by a female black comedian in London's West End. Her TV appearances include the BBC’s The Real McCoy and Channel 4’s Get Up, Stand Up, and presented The Saturday Morning Show on Choice FM. She was also a commentator on Grumpy Old Women in 2005.
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