Caroline Blakiston

Caroline Blakiston

  • Birthday: 1933-02-13
  • Place of birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
  • Also know as: Caroline G. Blakiston

Biography

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

The Mallen Curse

1980

As Anna Brigmore

The Magic Christian

1969

As Hon. Esther Grand

For Elsie

2012

As Mama Kilov

Coup!

2006

As Margaret Thatcher

Life After Death

1982

As Josie

The Lie

1970

As Esther

Miss A and Miss M

1983

As Adult Lizzie (Narration)

Knots

1975

As The pianist

The Fourth Protocol

1987

As Angela Berenson

The Trygon Factor

1966

As Nun

The Idol

1966

As 2nd Woman at Party

Les Misérables

1978

As Mme Thénardier

Return of the Jedi

1983

As Mon Mothma

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971

As Rowing Wife

Scoop

2006

As Mrs. Quincy

Yanks

1979

As Golfing friend

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