Ailsa Berk
{{short description|British actress}}
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Ailsa Berk is a British dancer, actress, and puppeteer.
She is well known for performing the puppetry for Aslan on British television with William Todd-Jones in The Chronicles of Narnia television serial which was aired by the BBC from 1988 to 1990.
Berk has been a choreographer in a number of episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 to 2009. She has appeared on six episodes of Doctor Who Confidential and two episodes of Totally Doctor Who as herself.
Filmography/television work
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |
| 1983
| Amanaman (Jabba's Bounty Hunter) | Uncredited |
| 1984
| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Kala, Primate Mother | |
| 1985
| Wheeler | |
| 1986
| Max | Uncredited |
| 1988
| Grovelhog | Television, one episode |
| 1988–1990
| Aslan (puppet, front legs and head) | Television |
| 1993
| Elephant Performer | |
| 1996
| Yahoo Consultant | Television |
| 1997
| Panda Performer | |
| 2000
| Evil Stepmother's Skeleton | Television, two episodes |
| |2005 - 2009
|Doctor Who (various episodes) | Choreographer/monster movement | Television, twenty episodes |
| 2007
|Warum Männer nicht zuhören und Frauen schlecht einparken | | |
Miscellaneous work
- Doctor Who (40 +episodes) - choreographer 2005 - 2017
- Doctor Who Confidential as herself (6 episodes, 2006–2008)
- Totally Doctor Who as herself (2 episodes, 2007)
- Max mon amour (1986 The role of Max )
- Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983) (TV) (uncredited) as herself/Amanaman
- Return of the Jedi (1983) (mime artist: "Amanaman")
External links
- http://ailsaberk.co.uk
- {{IMDb name|0075259|Ailsa Berk}}
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Category:British choreographers
Category:British women choreographers
Category:British film actresses
Category:British television actresses