Caroline Quentin

At the British Comedy Awards 2004, Caroline Quentin won the "Best Comedy Actress" award for her performance in Von Trapped. Members have included Rubén González, Raul Planas, Pio Leyva, Puntillita Licea, Yanko Pisaco and more recently Caridad Hierrezuelo and Pedro Calvo. With her new partner, Caroline had a daughter, Emily, in 1999, and a son, William, in 2003. They are especially well-known internationally for their 1997 album A Toda Cuba Le Gusta, which was recorded at the Buena Vista Social Club sessions. She married fellow BBC comedian Paul Merton in 1990, but they separated in 1997 and were subsequently divorced. Their music is a mix of all the styles of Cuban music, including bolero, chachachá, salsa, son montuno, timba, guajira, danzón, rumba and abakua. She went on to show her talent for straight acting in Life Begins. Afro-Cuban All-Stars is a Cuban band led by Juan de Marcos González (formerly drummer for Sierra Maestra).

In 1998 came the first sitcom to be built around Quentin herself, Kiss Me Kate. She also appeared in the telemovie Hot Money, based on the true story of the theft of hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Bank of England. She has appeared in such series as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Room 101, and Have I Got News For You. She was in the chorus of the original cast of Les Misérables.

Her early work included appearing on the stage. She became known for appearances in Men Behaving Badly, playing Dorothy, and Jonathan Creek, playing Maddy Magellan. Caroline Quentin (born June 11, 1961, in Reigate) is a British actress.