Belinda Sinclair
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Belinda Sinclair is a British actress widely known for several recurring television roles.
She was born in London
, trained as an actor with the Arts Educational Schools, London and had early success on the stage. In the original stage run of The Rocky Horror Show
, after the actor portraying Janet, Julie Covington
, was badly injured in an accident and had to leave the production. Sinclair took over the role, and is featured on the original cast recording. She also appeared in Hair
.
Later Sinclair had several high-profile on-going television roles. Among these are Shelley (1979), in which she appeared alongside Hywel Bennett
, and more recently the part of Fern Farmer in five's soap opera
Family Affairs
. She played the role of Fern Farmer from 1999 to Autumn 2003 when her character was killed in a car accident
.
She was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, trained as an actor with the Arts Educational Schools, London and had early success on the stage. In the original stage run of The Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British horror comedy stage musical, which opened in London on 19 June 1973. It was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It came eighth in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals"...
, after the actor portraying Janet, Julie Covington
Julie Covington
Julie Covington is an English singer and actress, best known for recording the original version of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina".-Career:...
, was badly injured in an accident and had to leave the production. Sinclair took over the role, and is featured on the original cast recording. She also appeared in Hair
Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
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Later Sinclair had several high-profile on-going television roles. Among these are Shelley (1979), in which she appeared alongside Hywel Bennett
Hywel Bennett
Hywel Thomas Bennett is a Welsh film and television actor. Bennett is best known for his recurring title role as James Shelley in the television sitcom Shelley from 1979 to 1984 and its sequel The Return of Shelley from 1988 to 1992....
, and more recently the part of Fern Farmer in five's soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
. She played the role of Fern Farmer from 1999 to Autumn 2003 when her character was killed in a car accident
Car accident
A traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, Road Traffic Collision or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction,...
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