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Corinne Skinner Carter (born 1931) is a Trinidadian actress, based in the United Kingdom. As Corinne Skinner, she began acting professionally in the 1950s. She has worked in black British film and television, and is possibly best known for her role as Audrey Trueman in BBC's ''EastEnders''. ==Career== Born Corinne Skinner into a privileged Trinidadian family, she began her theatrical career almost immediately after school, dancing with the company of Geoffrey Holder (brother of dancer and artist Boscoe Holder). As she recalled: "My grandmother was very upset because I had to go on the stage and she said, ‘nice girls do not go on the stage.’"〔Hazelann Williams, ("Life And Legacy: Corinne Skinner Carter" ), ''The Voice'', 6 November 2011.〕 She went to the UK in 1955 to train as a teacher. Soon after arriving there she married her childhood sweetheart, the educationist Trevor Carter (1930-2008) at Christ Church, Hampstead, on New Year’s Eve, 1955.〔("Trevor, a true fighter for equality" - Trevor Carter obituary ), ''Camden New Journal'', 20 March 2008.〕 While training, she supplemented her income by dancing and acting in film and television. She continued to perform while simultaneously working as a teacher for Islington London Borough Council in North London. Her first acting role was a small part in a BBC play, ''The Green Pastures'', in 1958. She made an early uncredited appearance in the film ''Flame in the Streets'' in 1961, and throughout the 1960s she appeared as a dancer in ''Cleopatra'' (1963), ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' (1966) and ''Live and Let Die'' (1973). Other minor parts followed in TV shows such as ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Play for Today'', ''Coronation Street'' (1975) and ''Man About the House'', until the late 1970s, when she was cast as Hortense Bennett in the television drama series ''Empire Road'' (BBC, 1978–79), her breakthrough role.〔〔Alice Yehia, ("Eastenders star presents memoirs as part of Black History Month" ), East London Lines, 28 October 2012.〕 For the next 10 years, Skinner Carter worked mainly on television, appearing in ''Jury'' (1983), ''South of the Border'' (BBC, 1988–90) and ''Happy Families'' (BBC, 1989–90). She also appeared in other television series, including ''The Gentle Touch'' (LWT, 1980–84) and ''Black Silk'' (BBC, 1985). Her film performances include in Horace Ové's ''Pressure'' (1975 – the first full-length drama feature film by a Black director in Britain), in ''Burning an Illusion'' (1981) and in the short film ''Dreaming Rivers'' (1988). In the 1990s Skinner Carter appeared in mainstream shows such as ''Rides'' (BBC, 1991–93), ''Touch of Frost'', ''Lovejoy'' and ''Grange Hill''. In 2000, she got her biggest role to date when she was cast in ''EastEnders'' for 32 episodes as Audrey Trueman. The role lasted until September 2001, when the character of Audrey was killed off. Following this, Skinner Carter landed roles in ''Doctors'', ''Casualty'' and ''The Bill''.〔 Corinne Skinner Carter has also been associated with the Notting Hill Carnival, judging for the event in 1997.〔 Her memoir, ''Why Not Me? From Trinidad to Albert Square Via Empire Road'' (written with Z. Nia Reynolds), was published in 2011.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Corinne Skinner-Carter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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