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On stage, she has appeared in Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Black Mikado, The husband in law and pantomime. On screen, she appeared in the 1975 horror film I Don't Want to Be Born and starred in the 1977 film Black Joy. On TV, her credits include Angels, Within These Walls, Crown Court, The Gentle Touch and Dixon of Dock Green. She appeared as Juniper in the first episode of Bergerac (1981).
She read two stories for the Story Teller magazine series (1983 and 1984).
She is chief executive of Floella Benjamin Productions, which has made television programmes since 1987.
She is the voice of the 'U' and 'PG' Video Standards Council information clips.
In 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011, she guest-starred in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures as Professor Rivers from the Pharos Institute in the stories The Lost Boy, Day of the Clown, The Eternity Trap and Sky. She also narrated three "making-of" documentaries on the Doctor Who DVD boxset, The Black Guardian Trilogy.
In 2007, she played a small role in the British comedy Run Fatboy Run.
Floella is the singer for a rock and blues band, Damn Right I Got The Blues, and says "When I sing I am in my element".
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