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
all 56
TV Shows 36
Movies 20
Mary Anning (2018)
Father Brown (2013)
For Elsie (2012)
Scoop (2006)
Coup! (2006)
The Mallen Streak (2003)
Sunburn (1999)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
Heartbeat (1992)
Mulberry (1992)
Rides (1992)
As Time Goes By (1992)
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again (1989)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)
Lovejoy (1986)
Charters and Caldicott (1985)
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984)
Miss A and Miss M (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Brass (1983)
Life After Death (1982)
The Last Song (1981)
Private Schulz (1981)
The Mallen Curse (1980)
The Racing Game (1979)
Shoestring (1979)
Yanks (1979)
The Mallens (1979)
Les Misérables (1978)
Wilde Alliance (1978)
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)
Murder Most English (1977)
Raffles (1977)
Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)
The Sweeney (1975)
Knots (1975)
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
The Lie (1970)
Play for Today (1970)
Shadows of Fear (1970)
The Magic Christian (1969)
Department S (1969)
The Champions (1968)
The Caesars (1968)
The Trygon Factor (1966)
The Idol (1966)
The Wednesday Play (1964)
City Beneath the Sea (1962)
The Saint (1962)
The Avengers (1961)
Emergency – Ward 10 (1957)
The Mallens
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GenderFemale
Birthday1933-02-13 (91 years old)
Birth PlaceChelsea, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsCaroline G. Blakiston
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