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Caroline Blakiston
Actor
Born February 13, 1933 (91 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2015 | Poldark (2015) (TV Series) · as Aunt Agatha |
| 2013 | Father Brown (2013) (TV Series) · as Lady Lavinia Pryde |
| 2008 | The Mallen Secret · as Anna Bridgmore |
| 2008 | The Commander: Abduction · as Mary Henson |
| 2006 | Scoop · as Mrs. Quincy |
| 2006 | Coup! · as Margaret Thatcher |
| 2006 | The Line of Beauty (TV Series) · as Lady Partridge |
| 2003 | |
| 2000 | Doctors (TV Series) · as Geraldine Crofte |
| 1999 | Sunburn (TV Series) · as Mrs. Armitage |
| 1999 | Holby City (TV Series) · as Kathleen Pennington |
| 1998 | Children of the New Forest (TV Series) · as Aunt Judith |
| 1997 | The Grand (TV Series) · as Isobel Crawford |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Hilary Compton |
| 1993 | Harry (1993) (TV Series) · as Natasha Lee |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Mulberry (TV Series) · as Adele |
| 1992 | As Time Goes By (TV Series) · as Margaret |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid (TV Series) · as Dr. Rachel Vine |
| 1990 | Chancer (TV Series) · as Mary Douglas |
| 1989 | Till We Meet Again (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Julia Carstairs |
| 1987 | The Fourth Protocol · as Angela Berenson |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (TV Series) · as Bess Sedgwick |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Frances Barrett |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Miss Hemmingway |
| 1985 | Charters & Caldicott (TV Series) · as Margaret Mottram |
| 1984 | Miss Marple (TV Series) · as Bess Sedgwick |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV Series) · as Dowager Duchess |
| 1984 | Mr Palfrey of Westminster (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Miss A and Miss M · as Adult Lizzie (narration) |
| 1983 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi · as Mon Mothma |
| 1983 | Brass (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Private Schulz (TV Series) · as Countess |
| 1981 | Nanny (1981) (TV Series) · as Adela Quinn |
| 1980 | The Mallen Curse · as Anna Brigmore |
| 1979 | The Racing Game (TV Series) · as Sylvia Guiccoli |
| 1979 | Yanks · as Golfing Friend |
| 1979 | Shoestring (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Prince Regent (TV Series) · as Lady Frances Jersey |
| 1979 | The Mallens · as Anna Brigmore |
| 1979 | The Mallens (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Les Miserables · as Mme Thénardier |
| 1978 | Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man · as Narrator |
| 1978 | Saturday Sunday Monday · as Elena |
| 1977 | Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (TV Series) · as Mrs. Helen Carobleat |
| 1975 | Raffles (TV Series) · as Lady Paulton |
| 1975 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Hildegarde |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Kathleen Fenton Qc |
| 1971 | Sunday Bloody Sunday · as Rowing Wife |
| 1970 | Man At The Top (TV Series) · as Maureen Binsey |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Josie |
| 1970 | Shadows of Fear (TV Series) · as Maureen |
| 1969 | The Magic Christian · as Hon. Esther Grand |
| 1969 | Paul Temple (TV Series) · as Judy Saire |
| 1969 | Strange Report (TV Series) · as Louise |
| 1969 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (TV Series) · as Karen Howarth |
| 1969 | Department S (TV Series) · as Kate Mortimer |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Gribiche |
| 1968 | The Caesars (TV Series) · as Agrippina |
| 1968 | The Champions (TV Series) · as Marion Grant |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1967 | The Forsyte Saga (TV Series) · as Marjorie Ferrar |
| 1966 | The Trygon Factor · as Nun |
| 1966 | The Idol · as 2nd Woman At Party |
| 1966 | The Baron (TV Series) · as Felicia Talbot |
| 1965 | The Power Game (TV Series) · as Margot Fellowship |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown (TV Series) · as Dr. Odile Keppler |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Eva Garston |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Matilda Boff |
| 1963 | Love Story (1963) (TV Series) · as Brenda |
| 1962 | City Beneath the Sea (TV Series) |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Cynthia Wentworth-Howe |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) · as Annette Rosser |
| 1957 | Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Jessa |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Nurse |