Nina Baden-Semper (born ) is a British actress of Trinidadian descent,
best known for her role as Barbie Reynolds in the s sit-com Love Thy
Neighbour from Thames Television.Born in Trinidad, Baden-Semper was a
dancer when she first came to Britain, before going on to act. In an
acting career that spans more than years, Nina Baden-Semper has
appeared in numerous radio, television, film and theatre productions
and has toured worldwide in many plays. She has had varied stage roles
in dramatic works that range from The Bacchae by Euripides, Le
Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Molière and The Blacks by Jean Genet to
modern thrillers such as Wait Until Dark and Stepping Out, as well as
comedy roles. She has been a television presenter for children’s
programmes and also Morning Worship for the BBC, and has made numerous
guest appearances on quizzes, talks and panel shows both nationally
and internationally. Baden-Semper made two single releases and an
album and was recently a rapper on the So Solid Crew video. She has
appeared mainly in character parts in TV, including in the ill-fated
revival of Crossroads in . In , she guest-starred in the Doctor Who
audio adventure Memory Lane. Another notable television part after
many years was in the BBC Two black magazine showcase The A-Force in a
series entitled Brothers and Sisters, in which she played the part of
Elder Gittens' widow. Baden-Semper, is also the cousin of American
jazz, funk, and soul music producer and artists George Semper.In ,
Baden-Semper appeared as Mary Seacole at a Mary Seacole Bicentenary
exhibition at the Florence Nightingale Museum.Baden-Semper has been
the recipient of Joint Television Award and also Outstanding Female
Personality, and was the subject of the ITV programme This Is Your
Life on March . She was also given the Scarlet Ibis Award by the
Trinidad & Tobago High Commission in London, for meritorious service.
best known for her role as Barbie Reynolds in the s sit-com Love Thy
Neighbour from Thames Television.Born in Trinidad, Baden-Semper was a
dancer when she first came to Britain, before going on to act. In an
acting career that spans more than years, Nina Baden-Semper has
appeared in numerous radio, television, film and theatre productions
and has toured worldwide in many plays. She has had varied stage roles
in dramatic works that range from The Bacchae by Euripides, Le
Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Molière and The Blacks by Jean Genet to
modern thrillers such as Wait Until Dark and Stepping Out, as well as
comedy roles. She has been a television presenter for children’s
programmes and also Morning Worship for the BBC, and has made numerous
guest appearances on quizzes, talks and panel shows both nationally
and internationally. Baden-Semper made two single releases and an
album and was recently a rapper on the So Solid Crew video. She has
appeared mainly in character parts in TV, including in the ill-fated
revival of Crossroads in . In , she guest-starred in the Doctor Who
audio adventure Memory Lane. Another notable television part after
many years was in the BBC Two black magazine showcase The A-Force in a
series entitled Brothers and Sisters, in which she played the part of
Elder Gittens' widow. Baden-Semper, is also the cousin of American
jazz, funk, and soul music producer and artists George Semper.In ,
Baden-Semper appeared as Mary Seacole at a Mary Seacole Bicentenary
exhibition at the Florence Nightingale Museum.Baden-Semper has been
the recipient of Joint Television Award and also Outstanding Female
Personality, and was the subject of the ITV programme This Is Your
Life on March . She was also given the Scarlet Ibis Award by the
Trinidad & Tobago High Commission in London, for meritorious service.
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