Ailsa Berk
Ailsa Berk | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Ailsa Berk is a British dancer/actress.
She is well known for playing 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 2005-2009. She has appeared on six episodes of Doctor Who Confidential and two episodes of Totally Doctor Who as herself.
Filmography/television work
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Amanaman (Jabba's Bounty Hunter) | Uncredited |
| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Kala, Primate Mother | |
| 1985 | Return to Oz | Wheeler | |
| 1986 | Max mon amour | Max | Uncredited |
| 1988 | The Storyteller | Grovelhog | Television, one episode |
| 1988–1990 | The Chronicles of Narnia | Aslan (puppet) | Television |
| 1993 | Little Buddha | Elephant Performer | |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Yahoo Consultant | Television |
| 1997 | Fierce Creatures | Panda Performer | |
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | 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")