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Carla Mendonça
Acting

Carla Mendonça
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1964-11-16,Coventry, England, UK
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

Hilary and Jackie

6.583

Hilary and Jackie
1998-12-30

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Hiya Janice
2021-11-14

The Red Peppers

0

The Red Peppers
2001-01-01

The Legends of Treasure Island

8

The Legends of Treasure Island
1993-09-10

Jeepers Creepers

4

Jeepers Creepers
2020-10-12

Dan and Phil's The Amazing Tour is Not on Fire

8.3

Dan and Phil's The Amazing Tour is Not on Fire
2016-10-05

7.7

Roman's Empire
2007-04-12

7.912

Bottom
1991-09-17

My Dad's the Prime Minister

7

My Dad's the Prime Minister
2003-03-23

7.909

The Young Ones
1982-11-09

0

Joaquim Letria
1990-10-24

Dancing on the Edge

6.7

Dancing on the Edge
2013-02-04

My Parents Are Aliens

6.7

My Parents Are Aliens
1999-11-08

6.3

The Coroner
2015-11-16

6.667

Spark
1997-11-10

5

Legends
2006-11-17

7.3

So Awkward
2015-05-21

Harry Enfield and Chums

7.25

Harry Enfield and Chums
1994-11-04

Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown

6

Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown
2004-01-10

7.5

Lytton's Diary
1985-01-09