Mona Hammond

Actor, Film actor

1931 –

39

Who is Mona Hammond?

Mona Hammond OBE is a Chinese Jamaican actress and co-founder of the Talawa Theatre Company. Born in Jamaica, Hammond emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1959, where she has remained ever since. Hammond has had a long and distinguished stage career. She is best known for her work on British television, which has included various roles in sitcoms and playing Blossom Jackson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was made an OBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.

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Born
1931
Clarendon Parish
Also known as
  • Mavis Chin
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Chinese Jamaicans
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • China
  • Jamaica
Profession
Education
  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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