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Angela Wynter is a Jamaican-British actress. She is known for her role as
Yolande Trueman Yolande Trueman (also Duke) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Angela Wynter from 16 September 2003 to 3 October 2008. The character made an unannounced guest appearance on 20 March 2017 and again on 26 Ju ...
in the
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soap opera ''
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'', appearing from 2003 to 2008, with a guest appearance in 2017. In 2021, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''
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'' as Makeda Sylvester.


Life and career

Wynter was born in
Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...
. After emigrating to the United Kingdom, she moved to
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. In her first acting role, a stage play titled ''Meetings'', she acted opposite her later on-screen ''
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'' spouse
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. Wynter received acclaim for playing the role of Mout in the
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production of Sol B River's monologue ''To Rahtid'', directed by
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at the
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Studio in 1996. In 2003, Wynter was cast in the
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soap opera ''EastEnders'' as
Yolande Trueman Yolande Trueman (also Duke) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Angela Wynter from 16 September 2003 to 3 October 2008. The character made an unannounced guest appearance on 20 March 2017 and again on 26 Ju ...
. She based the characterisation of Yolande on her dead sister Merlene. She left the role in 2008, later making a guest appearance in 2017. On 3 February 2019, Wynter appeared in the
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drama '' Vera'' in the episode "The Seagull". In 2021, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''
Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...
'' as Makeda Sylvester.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wynter, Angela Black British actresses British film actresses British soap opera actresses British television actresses Jamaican expatriates in England Jamaican film actresses Jamaican soap opera actresses Jamaican television actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people)