Editing Carol Cleveland (section)

==Career==
A stage actress and model, Carol Cleveland appeared in ''[[The Persuaders!]]'', in ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' as a secretary, as a lover of Peter Wyngarde's character in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' TV series episode "A Touch of Brimstone" (1966), and in other TV shows and films. She then started to appear in [[BBC]] comedy productions, including ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'', ''[[Morecambe and Wise]]'', and various works of [[Spike Milligan]].

===Monty Python===
Her comedy acting skills brought her to the attention of the production team of ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]].'' She appeared in 30 of the 45 episodes in the series, plus all four ''Monty Python'' movies. Cleveland has contributed to many post-Python projects including the [[Concert for George]]<ref name="auto"/> and ''[[Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)]]''. She has also appeared in many documentaries about the group's history, including ''[[Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut)]]''.

===Other work===
In 1972, Cleveland was voted number three in ''Splendor'' magazine's "100 Most Beautiful Entertainers" list.

In 1986, Cleveland played an American television journalist in ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', in the episode "[[The Miracle of Peckham]]"; then in 1995, she had a small cameo in a sketch within ''[[Fist of Fun]]'', a [[BBC]] comedy show featuring [[Stewart Lee]] and [[Richard Herring]]. In 2022, she appeared in an episode of ''[[First Dates]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/01/02/49935/monty-pythons-carol-cleveland-does-c4s-first-dates#:~:text=FIRST%20DATES%3A%20Monty%20Python%20star,Circus%2C%20plus%20all%20four%20movies |title=Monty Python's Carol Cleveland does C4's First Dates |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2022-01-02 |website=Chortle |access-date=2022-01-06}}</ref>