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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown was born on 10 December 1949 in Uganda. She is an actress, known for A Lesson, The Sundays (1998) and The Night Motown Sang for Sickle Cell Anaemia (2020). She has been married to Colin Brown since 1990. They have one child. She was previously married to Shiraz Alibhai.
BornDecember 10, 1949
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    • Known for

    A Lesson
    • Actress
      The Sundays
      TV Series
      • Self
      The Night Motown Sang for Sickle Cell Anaemia
      • Self
      • 2020
      The Sunday Programme (1994)
      The Sunday Programme
      TV Series
      • Self - Newspaper Reviewer
      • Self - Interviewer

      Credits

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      Self

      • Jeremy Vine in Jeremy Vine (2018)
        Jeremy Vine
        3.4
        TV Series
        • Self - Panellist
        • Self - Panelist
        • Self - Journalist ...
        • 2018–2024
      • Tom Moore in Captain Tom: Where Did the Money Go? (2023)
        Captain Tom: Where Did the Money Go?
        5.6
        TV Special
        • Self - Author & Columnist, i Newspaper
        • 2023
      • Sky News: Press Preview (2011)
        Sky News: Press Preview
        5.0
        TV Series
        • Self - Journalist and Author
        • Self - Columnist
        • Self - Newspaper Reviewer (Columnist)
        • 2018–2022
      • Stuart Hall, Rolf Harris, and Jimmy Savile in National Treasure, National Disgrace (2022)
        National Treasure, National Disgrace
        6.6
        TV Special
        • Self - Journalist, The Independent
        • 2022
      • All Out Politics (2016)
        All Out Politics
        TV Series
        • Self - Journalist & Author
        • Self - Columnist
        • Self - Author & Journalist
        • 2020–2021
      • Michelle Dewberry in Dewbs & Co. (2021)
        Dewbs & Co.
        5.7
        TV Series
        • Self
        • 2021
      • Meghan Markle in Vice Versa: Meghan Markle Escaping the Crown (2020)
        Vice Versa: Meghan Markle Escaping the Crown
        3.7
        TV Special
        • Self - Journalist & Author
        • 2020
      • The Night Motown Sang for Sickle Cell Anaemia
        • Self
        • 2020
      • Philosophy for Our Times (2016)
        Philosophy for Our Times
        Podcast Series
        • Self - Author
        • 2017–2019
      • Charles & Di: The Truth Behind Their Wedding (2019)
        Charles & Di: The Truth Behind Their Wedding
        6.5
        TV Movie
        • Self - Journalist & Author
        • 2019
      • Channel 4 News (1982)
        Channel 4 News
        5.9
        TV Series
        • Self - Journalist and Writer
        • 2004–2019
      • Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard in Good Morning Britain (2014)
        Good Morning Britain
        3.0
        TV Series
        • Self - Journalist
        • Self - Journalist and Author
        • Self - Says Police Need to Work Harder to Build Trust
        • 2018
      • Matthew Wright in The Wright Stuff (2000)
        The Wright Stuff
        4.4
        TV Series
        • Self - Panelist
        • Self - Panellist
        • Self - Guest Panelist
        • 2004–2018
      • Pointless Celebrities (2010)
        Pointless Celebrities
        6.4
        TV Series
        • Self - Contestant
        • 2017
      • Sunday Morning Live (2010)
        Sunday Morning Live
        4.1
        TV Series
        • Self
        • 2013–2015

      Archive Footage

      • Sky World News (1989)
        Sky World News
        4.1
        TV Series
        • Self - Newspaper Reviewer (archive footage, as Yasim Alibhai Brown)
        • 2018
      • Royal Stories (2016)
        Royal Stories
        TV Series
        • Self - Columnist (archive footage)
        • 2016
      • 25 Years of Question Time
        7.8
        TV Movie
        • Self (archive footage)
        • 2004
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

      Personal details

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      • Alternative names
        • Yasmin Alibhai
      • Born
        • December 10, 1949
        • Uganda
      • Spouses
          Colin Brown1990 - present (1 child)

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      • Trivia
        She is one of Britain's most prominent left-wing commentators, a Ugandan-born journalist and broadcaster, resident in Britain since 1972. She has contributed to several national newspapers including The Guardian, The New Statesman and The Independent.
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        David Hockney, whose pictures I absolutely love but whose personality is different.

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