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Fleur Alison Bennett (born 18 June 1968) is a British television actress best known for her work on the sit-com ''
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'') and the Channel 5 soap opera ''
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''.


Life and career

Bennett was born in St Ives in
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, England on 18 June 1968. She was educated at Mountview Theatre School and Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Bennett debuted in the ''
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'' spin-off ''
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'' (1992–1993), in which she played the part of Mavis Moulterd.BFI
/ref> After the show ended, she had small appearances on ''
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'' (1994)''British Comedy Guide''
/ref> and '' Cracker'' (1995). In 1997, she played Laura Forester in the mini-series ''The Rag Nymph''. Between 1997 and 1999, she played Belinda Rhodes in the TV-series ''
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''. She also made a guest appearance in '' Heartbeat'' in 1998. Her television career in recent years has consisted mainly of guest appearances in '' Midsomer Murders'' (2001), ''
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'' (2002) and '' Down to Earth'' (2005).


Television roles


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* Living people British television actresses Actresses from London People from St Ives, Cornwall 1968 births Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Actresses from Cornwall 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub