Carol Cleveland Movies and Career Information

Carol Cleveland (born 13 January 1942, London) is a British actress/comedienne, most notable for her appearances as the only significant female performer on Monty Python's Flying Circus. Born in London, she moved to the United States with her mother and U.S. Air Force stepfather at an early age. She was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; San Antonio, Texas; and later Pasadena, California where she attended John Marshall Junior High School and Pasadena High School. She is a former Miss California Navy and appeared as Miss Teen Queen in MAD Magazine at age 15. Cleveland returned with her family to London in 1960, and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. A stage actress who had appeared as an extra in The Persuaders! and other TV shows and films, she started to appear as an extra in BBC comedy productions, including The Two Ronnies, Morecambe and Wise and Spike Milligan. This brought her to the attention of the production team of Monty Python's Flying Circus. She appeared in 30 of the 45 episodes in the series. Sometimes referred to as the "other Python" or "the seventh Python", she played an archetypal blonde bombshell. Stage directions for her first sketch described her