Place of Birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Caroline Blakiston
Caroline Blakiston (born 13 February 1933) is an English actress. Best known for her role in the television comedy series Brass, she has also appeared as Mon Mothma in the science-fiction film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. In the 1960s she appeared in three episodes of The Avengers as well a number of ITC productions such as The Saint and the 1969 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episode "Never Trust a Ghost". She appeared to great acclaim as Marjorie Ferrar in the BBC Television adaptation of Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga in 1967. In 1977 she appeared in Raffles as Lady Paulton, and also in Murder Most English as Helen Carobleat. In 1986 Blakiston played the villain Bess Sedgwick, opposite Joan Hickson's Miss Marple, in "At Bertram's Hotel", made by the BBC and shown on the PBS series Mystery in the U.S. She also appeared as Lionel Hardcastle's ex-wife in an episode of As Time Goes By. She and Geoffrey Palmer (Lionel) had previously played estranged spouses a decade earlier in Carla Lane's series The Last Song.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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Return of the Jedi | Mon Mothma | 1983 |
Les Misérables | Mme Thénardier | 1978 |
The Fourth Protocol | Angela Berenson | 1987 |
The Magic Christian | Hon. Esther Grand | 1969 |
The Trygon Factor | Nun | 1966 |
Scoop | Mrs. Quincy | 2006 |
Yanks | Golfing friend | 1979 |
The Idol | 2nd Woman at Party | 1966 |
The Mallen Curse | Anna Brigmore | 1980 |
Knots | The pianist | 1975 |
Saturday, Sunday, Monday | Elena | 1978 |
The Mallen Streak | 2003 | |
For Elsie | Mama Kilov | 2012 |
Life After Death | Josie | 1982 |
The Lie | Esther | 1970 |
Miss A and Miss M | Adult Lizzie (Narration) | 1983 |
Coup! | Margaret Thatcher | 2006 |
Sunday Bloody Sunday | Rowing Wife | 1971 |
Mary Anning | Molly Anning | 2018 | Series | Cast | Year |
Shoestring | 1979 | |
The Avengers | Cynthia Wentworth-Howe | 1961 |
Heartbeat | Hildy Dressler | 1992 |
The Champions | Marion Grant | 1968 |
The Mallens | 1970 | |
Rides | 1992 | |
Brass | 1983 | |
Emergency – Ward 10 | 1957 | |
The Last Song | 1981 | |
Midsomer Murders | Angela Hartley | 1997 |
Murder Most Horrid | Dr. Rachel Vine | 1991 |
Department S | Kate Mortimer | 1969 |
The Saint | Eleanor Bastion | 1962 |
Lovejoy | Miss Hemmingway | 1986 |
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again | 1989 | |
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster | 1984 | |
Private Schulz | Countess | 1981 |
City Beneath the Sea | 1962 | |
Father Brown | Lady Lavinia Pryde | 2013 |
Laurence Olivier Presents | Elena | 1976 |
The Line of Beauty | Lady Partridge | 2006 |
Charters and Caldicott | Margaret Mottram | 1985 |
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel | Bess Sedgwick | 1987 |
Sherlock Holmes | Dowager Duchess | 1984 |
The Sweeney | Hildegarde | 1975 |
Shadows of Fear | Maureen | 1970 |
Murder Most English | Mrs. Helen Carobleat | 1977 |
Agatha Christie's Poirot | Julia Carstairs | 1989 |
Raffles | Lady Paulton | 1977 |
As Time Goes By | Margaret | 1992 |
Mulberry | Adele | 1992 |
Midsomer Murders | Hilary Compton | 1997 |
Midsomer Murders | Sylvia Lennard | 1997 |
The Caesars | Agrippina | 1968 |
Sunburn | Mrs. Armitage | 1999 |
Play for Today | Esther | 1970 |
Play for Today | Josie | 1970 |
The Wednesday Play | Matilda Boff | 1964 |