Angela Wynter facts for kids

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.

Life and career

Wynter was born on 14 July 1957 in Kingston, Jamaica. After emigrating to the United Kingdom, she moved to Hinckley, Leicestershire. 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.

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. On 3 February 2019, Wynter appeared in the ITV drama Vera in the episode "The Seagull". In 2021, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors for a short stint as Makeda Sylvester.

In November 2023, it was announced that Wynter had been cast as Cherry in Doctor Who.