Pauline Henriques
Pauline Henriques | |
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Henriques, on BBC's Caribbean Voices in 1952. | |
| Born | 1 April 1914 |
| Died | 1 November 1998 (aged 74) |
| Other names | Pauline Crabbe |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | First black female actress for British television |
Pauline Clothilde Henriques OBE JP (1 April 1914 – 1 November 1998), popularly known as "Paul," was a Jamaican-born English actress. In 1946, she became the first black female actress for British television. She was also the first black female Justice of the Peace, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1969.
Henriques worked extensively with unmarried mothers and worked as a counsellor with, and later Secretary to, the Brook Counselling and Advisory Clinic.