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Pauline Henriques
1914–1998
United Kingdom
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Pauline Clothilde Henriques (1 April 1914 – 1 November 1998), popularly known as "Paul," was a Jamaican-born English actress. In 1946, she became the first black female actress on British television. She was also the first black female Justice of the Peace, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1969.
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