Carmen Silvera | |
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![]() Silvera as Edith Artois in 'Allo 'Allo! | |
Born | Carmen Blanche Silvera 2 June 1922 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 3 August 2002 Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England | (aged 80)
Resting place | Golders Green Crematorium, London, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1962–2001 |
Spouse |
John Cunliffe
(m. 1949, divorced) |
Carmen Blanche Silvera (2 June 1922 – 3 August 2002) was a British comic actress. Born in Canada of Spanish descent, she moved to Coventry, England, with her family when she was a child. She appeared on television regularly in the 1960s, and achieved mainstream fame in the 1980s with her starring role in the British television programme, 'Allo 'Allo! as Edith Artois.