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Ailsa Berk

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Ailsa Berk
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present

Ailsa Berk (born Ailsa Park) is a British dancer, actress, and puppeteer. She married the dancer, choreographer and composer Ernest Berk in 1970.

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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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, front legs and head) 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

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