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About Leonie Forbes
- Leonie Evadne Forbes OD (born 14 June 1937) is a Jamaican actress, broadcaster, and producer who has been active in theatre, radio, and television. Forbes grew up in Kingston, Jamaica.
- She attended Kingston Senior School before going on to Excelsior College and the Durham College of Commerce.
- After leaving school, she worked as a typist at the University of the West Indies.
- Forbes later began working for playwright Barry Reckord, typing his scripts.
- She joined the new Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC) in 1959 as a radio announcer, and later won a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in England.
- Forbes spent six years at RADA studying radio, television, and stage techniques, at the same time working as a writer for BBC Caribbean and appearing in a number of television dramas – including Z-Cars, The Odd Man, Public Eye, and Hugh and I.
- Her first appearance in professional theatre came in 1962, when she played in Lloyd Reckord's Busha Bluebeard.In 1966, Forbes returned to Jamaica and resumed her work with the JBC.
- She lived in Australia from 1968 to 1970 while her husband worked at the University of Queensland, and during that time acted in a number of radio dramas for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as working part-time as a drama teacher.
- In 1972, Forbes was appointed head of Radio Two, the JBC's FM service.
- She was elevated to overall director of radio broadcasting in 1976.
- Forbes continued acting both during and after her at the JBC.
- She appeared in many locally-made plays and films, but also in overseas productions like Milk and Honey, The Orchid House, and Soul Survivor.
- In 1980, Forbes was made an Officer of the Order of Distinction for her work.
- She published an autobiography in 2012.
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