From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mavis Chin OBE (born January 1, 1931), known professionally as Mona Hammond is a Jamaican-British actress of Chinese descent and co-founder of the Talawa Theatre Company. Born in Jamaica, Hammond emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1959, where she has lived ever since. Hammond has had a long and distinguished stage career. She is best known for her work on British television, most notably playing Blossom Jackson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mona Hammond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.