Nina Baden-Semper

Nina Baden-Semper (born 1945) is a British actress of Trinidadian descent, best known for her role as Barbie Reynolds in the controversial 1970s sitcom LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR (co-starring Rudolph Walker) for Thames Television. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Nina Baden-Semper was a dancer when she first came to Britain; then she went on to an acting career that has spanned over 40 years. She has appeared in numerous radio, television, film, and theatre productions and has toured worldwide with many plays. She has had varied stage roles in dramatic works that range from The Bacchae by Euripides, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Moliere, and The Blacks by Jean Genet to modern thrillers such as Wait Until Dark and Stepping Out, as well as comedy roles. She has been a television presenter for children's programmes and also Morning Worship for the BBC, and has made numerous guest appearances on quizzes, talks, and panel shows nationally and internationally. Baden-Semper made two single releases and an album and was recently a rapper on the So Solid Crew video. She has appeared mainly in character parts in TV, including the ill-fated Crossroads revival in 2002. In 2006, she guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio adventure Memory Lane. Another notable television part after many years was in the BBC Two Black magazine showcase The A-Force in a series entitled Brothers and Sisters, in which she portrayed Elder Gittens' widow. In 2005, Baden-Semper appeared as Mary Seacole at a Mary Seacole Bicentenary exhibition at the Florence Nightingale Museum. Baden-Semper has been the recipient of Joint Television Award and also Outstanding Female Personality, and was the subject for the ITV programme This Is Your Life on 12 March 1975. She was also given the Scarlet Ibis Award by the Trinidad & Tobago High Commission in London, UK, for meritorious service.