Carla Mendonça
Carla Mendonça (born 1964 in Coventry, England) is an English actress. She has a degree in Theatre Studies and Dramatic Art from the University of Warwick. Her mother (English) and father (Portuguese) were both professional ballet dancers.[1] She went to Bishopshalt School, Royal Lane, Hillingdon, UB8 3RQ.
Television
She is best known for her various comedy roles in television, including:
- Sophie Johnson in My Parents Are Aliens for CITV (2001–2006)
- Various characters in Comedy Nation for BBC
- Juliet Nichols in Motormouth for ITV and TVS Television
- Fleur Blair in Dani's House for CBBC
She has also appeared in episodes of Bottom entitled "Smells", as Mrs. Cholmondley-Warner in episodes of Harry Enfield and Chums as part of "Women, Know Your Limits", Livinia in the French and Saunders episode "Misery", Imo in Comedy Playhouse episode "Cut and Run", two episodes of Alas Smith and Jones, Candy in Lytton's Diary episodes "The Ends and the Means", Lyda in one episode of Doctors "Last Supper in Suburbia", Valerie in The Young Ones episode "Sick" and she appeared with Gareth Hale, Norman Pace and Chris Barrie in an 80s comedy sketch show entitled Coming Next. She appeared in the CBBC programme Dani's House in which she was a spy tracking radioactive waves.
In January 2013 she appeared in the ITV comedy drama series Great Night Out as Mrs. Moogan.
She has also voiced various characters in the children's animated CITV series The Legends of Treasure Island. She is the sister of Colonel Jorge Mendonça who served with the First Battalion The Queen's Lancashire Regiment.[1]
She was a member of the Warwick team for the 2011 Christmas special of University Challenge, who were runners-up in the competition.
Filmography
TV
| Year | Title | Character | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Great Night Out | Mrs Moogan | ITV | Episode 3, series 1 |
Theatre
Her theatre roles include:
- Daisy Pulls It Off (Globe/Gielgud) as Trixie Martin
- Measure for Measure (Oxford Stage Company) as Isabella
- Twelfth Night (Oxford Stage Company) as Viola
- King Lear (Oxford Stage Company) as Regan
- As You Like It (Oxford Stage Company) as Celia
- In the Club (Hampstead Theatre) as Nicola
- The Killing of Sister George (Derby Playhouse) as Mercy Croft
- The Curse of the Starving Class (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh) as Ella
- The Mouse and His Child (Royal Shakespeare Company) as Elephant
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baha Mousa case led to end of Jorge Mendonca's glittering army career The Guardian - Stephen Bates - Feb 15, 2010