Constance Booth (born December 2, 1944) is an American writer and actress known for appearances on British television and particularly for work with her former husband, John Cleese.

Booth's father was a Wall Street magnate and her mother an actress. They had moved from rural Indiana to New Rochelle, New York. After performing in high school productions, Booth went on to study drama in New York City, where she worked as a waitress. At the end of the 1960s she met the English actor John Cleese, whom she married.

Through Cleese, Booth secured parts in episodes of Monty Read more...