# Lola Young

Margaret Omolola young, Baroness Young of Hornsey (born 1 June 1951) is a British actress, author, Crossbench peer, and Chancellor of the University of Nottingham == Education and career == Born in Kensington, lola young was educated at the Parliament Hill School for Girls in London and went then to the New College of Speech and Drama, where she received a diploma in dramatic art in 1975, and a teaching certificate one year later. In 1988 she graduated from Middlesex Polytechnic with a Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Cultural Studies. Young worked as a professional actress from 1976 to 1984, and also presented a number of BBC programmes aimed at young children such as Play School and, on Radio 4, Listening Corner and Playtime.