Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Jeillo Edwards (23 September 1942 in Freetown, Sierra Leone – 9 July 2004 in London, England) was a Sierra Leonean actress, who is notable in the history of black actors in Britain. She was the first woman of African descent to study drama at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She went on to be one of the first black actresses to be cast in a mainstream UK television drama series - Dixon of Dock Green, and for more than four decades performed on British television, radio, stage and films.. }
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- Jeillo_Edwards abstract "Jeillo Edwards (23 September 1942 in Freetown, Sierra Leone – 9 July 2004 in London, England) was a Sierra Leonean actress, who is notable in the history of black actors in Britain. She was the first woman of African descent to study drama at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She went on to be one of the first black actresses to be cast in a mainstream UK television drama series - Dixon of Dock Green, and for more than four decades performed on British television, radio, stage and films.".