Angela Wynter

Angela Wynter (born 14 July 1957) is a Jamaican-British actress. She is known for her role as Yolande Trueman in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, appearing consistently from 2003 to 2008. Wynter returned to EastEnders for a guest appearance in 2017, and reprised the role in 2023. In 2021, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors for a three-month stint as Makeda Sylvester.

Angela Wynter
Born (1957-07-14) 14 July 1957
Kingston, Jamaica
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
Television

Life and career

Wynter was born on 14 July 1957 in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2] After emigrating to the United Kingdom, she moved to Hinckley, Leicestershire.[3] In her first acting role, a stage play titled Meetings, she acted opposite her later on-screen EastEnders spouse Rudolph Walker. Wynter received acclaim for playing the role of Mout in the Talawa Theatre Company production of Sol B River's monologue To Rahtid, directed by Yvonne Brewster at the Young Vic Studio in 1996.[4]

In 2003, Wynter was cast in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Yolande Trueman. She based the characterisation of Yolande on her deceased sister, Merlene. She left the role in 2008, later making a guest appearance in 2017 and returned permanently in 2023.[5][6] On 3 February 2019, Wynter appeared in the ITV drama Vera in the episode "The Seagull".[7] In 2021, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors for a short stint as Makeda Sylvester.[8]

References
  1. "Angela Wynter". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. "Angela WYNTER". Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. "Soap star 'victim of property conman'". Leicester Mercury. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  4. "To Rahtid | BPA". www.blackplaysarchive.org.uk.
  5. "EastEnders summer return for Angela Wynter as Yolande Trueman". Radio Times. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. "Angela Wynter: biography". Hello!. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. "Vera – S9 – Episode 4: The Seagull". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. Lamacraft, Tess (21 September 2021). "'Doctors' spoilers: Daniel Granger has a moral dilemma". What to Watch. (Future plc). Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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