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Carla Mendonça

Carla was born in Coventry to parents who were both dancers. Her English mother was appearing in a company in Lisbon when she met her Portuguese husband-to-be, and the couple returned to live in England. One of Carla's 2 brothers, Jorge, joined the British Army and, at the age of 36, became its youngest-ever Colonel. Carla went to the University of Warwick, where she read Dramatic Arts and Theatre Studies, graduating in 1985. The inevitable round of theatrical work followed but she remains best known for her work in television comedy, especially two children's shows, My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003) and My Parents Are Aliens (1999), the latter running for seven years (though Carla was not in the first series). When, in 2006, the parent company ITV decided, for financial reasons, to axe afternoon programmes for children, Carla and her 'Aliens' co-star, Tony Gardner, spear-headed the Save Kids' TV campaign though they were unsuccessful. She has since appeared in various TV shows, most recently 2 series of 'So Awkward" for ChannelX/CBBC and is about to start filming a 3rd series. She has been working mainly in theatre (RSC, Royal Exchange, Tobacco Factory) including 'Noises Off' by Michael Frayn at the Nottingham Playhouse and is working on series 4 of So Awkward for Channel X. She is married to actor and writer Clive Mantle.


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Born:
Nov 16, 1964 In Coventry, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
17
First Appeared:
In the series Big Barn Farm
Latest Project:
Movie Hiya Janice 2021-11-14
Known For
Poster of Hiya Janice
Poster of Jeepers Creepers
Poster of The Red Peppers
Poster of The Legends of Treasure Island
Filmography
Series Big Barn Farm 2025
Movie Hiya Janice Janice 2021-11-14
Movie Jeepers Creepers Fantasy Lover (voice) 2020-10-12
Movie Dan and Phil's The Amazing Tour is Not on Fire Narrator (voice) 2016-10-05
Series The Coroner Paula Barranco 2015-11-16
Series Dancing on the Edge Ballet Teacher 2013-02-04
Series Roman's Empire 2007-04-12
Series Legends Narrator (voice) 2006-11-17
Series My Dad's the Prime Minister Clare Phillips 2003-03-23
Movie The Red Peppers Lily Pepper 2001-01-01
Series My Parents Are Aliens Sophie Johnson 1999-11-08
Movie Hilary and Jackie Spanish Maid 1998-12-30
Series Spark Beth 1997-11-10
Movie The Legends of Treasure Island Additional Voices 1993-09-10
Series Bottom Jenny 1991-09-17
Series Joaquim Letria Self 1990-10-24
Series The Young Ones People's Poet Groupie 1982-11-09