Was Floella Benjamin in Bergerac? Was Floella Benjamin dubbed in Bergerac?

Floella Karen Yunies Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, OM, DBE, DL, in the first episode of Bergerac,  played Juniper (1981). However, another actress dubbed her in order to make the character sound “more authentically American.”

Floella, who was born on September 23, 1949, has been in the entertainment industry for 49 years, having appeared on stage, film, radio, and television.

She rose to prominence after appearing on the classic children’s shows Playschool and PlayAway.

She made her film debut in the 1975 horror film I Don’t Want to Be Born, and she also starred in the 1977 film Black Joy.

She has appeared in Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Black Mikado, The Husband-In-Law, and several pantomimes.

Angels, Within These Walls, Crown Court, The Gentle Touch, and Dixon of Dock Green are among her television credits.

She was the CEO of Floella Benjamin Productions Ltd, which had been producing television shows since 1987 but was dissolved in 2014.

She also provided the voices for the Video Standards Council’s “U” and “PG” information clips.

She appeared in an episode of The Line of Beauty in 2006.

Between 2007 and 2011, she appeared as Professor Rivers of the Pharos Institute in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures in the stories The Lost Boy, The Day of the Clown, The Eternity Trap, and Sky.

She appeared in the British comedy Run Fatboy Run in 2007.