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Mona Hammond

1935–2022

United Kingdom

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Mona Hammond (born Mavis Chin; 23 March 1935 – 4 July 2022) was a Jamaican-British actress and co-founder of the Talawa Theatre Company. Born in Tweedside, Jamaica, Hammond immigrated to the United Kingdom in 1959, where she lived for the rest of her life. Hammond had a long and distinguished stage career.

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