- Llewella Gideon
Llewella Gideon is a British-based comedian, actress and writer.
TV and Radio
Her professional career began in 1989 as an original cast member and writer/performer in "The Real McCoy" for BBC television. The early years of her career were firmly grounded in high-profile television comedies and one-woman stage appearances, appearing in "
Murder Most Horrid ", "Absolutely Fabulous ", "The Lenny Henry Show ", "Big Train ", "Porkpie ", amongst others, and various children's programmes. She also joined theSpice Girls pop group in their video for Comic Relief.The middle phase of her career has seen Llewella produce, write and perform in various radio shows for the BBC, including "
Lenny Henry Behind the Couch", "The Airport" and "The Emerald Green Show". She is also the voice of several characters in kids' favourite "Bob the Builder " and "In the Know", animation for theBBC andOpen University .Recent cinema work
Returning to her first love of dramatic roles, Llewella has recently appeared in "
Manderlay " (2005),Lars von Trier 's acclaimed follow-up movie to "Dogville ", and, for TV, two episodes of "Holby City "."Fruit Salad" was Llewella's first full-length play, which played to packed houses at the
Greenwich Theatre , London. The comedy-drama was later adapted as an afternoon play onBBC Radio 4 in 2004.The Little Big Woman
Llewella has been performing one-woman shows since 1993, the latest being "
The Little Big Woman ", from which she has expanded into the published "The Little Big Woman Book", and later adapted into a successful BBC Radio 4 sit-com, which ran for three seasons.
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