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Corinne Skinner Carter

Corinne Skinner Carter

Corinne Skinner-Carter (née Skinner) is a Trinidadian actress based in the United Kingdom. As Corinne Skinner, she began acting professionally in the 1950s. She has worked in black British film and television, and is possibly best known for her role as Audrey Trueman in BBC's television soap opera EastEnders.

She arrived in Britain in 1955 from Trinidad planning to be a teacher. Associated with the Notting Hill Carnival since 1958, judging for the event in 1997.

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This image comes from a London Live interview in which she gives a useful potted history of the Carnival.

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Corinne Skinner Carter

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