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Caroline Blakiston

Caroline Blakiston

Acting

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 Movies

Acting

Poster for Return of the Jedi
MOVIE

Return of the Jedi

7.9(16.9K)
Return of the Jedi
Mon Mothma
Poster for Les Misérables
MOVIE

Les Misérables

7.2(0.0K)
Les Misérables
Mme Thénardier
Poster for The Fourth Protocol
MOVIE

The Fourth Protocol

6.3(0.2K)
The Fourth Protocol
Angela Berenson
Poster for The Magic Christian
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The Magic Christian

5.7(0.0K)
The Magic Christian
Hon. Esther Grand
Poster for Miss A and Miss M
MOVIE

Miss A and Miss M

Miss A and Miss M
Adult Lizzie (Narration)
Poster for Sunday Bloody Sunday
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Sunday Bloody Sunday

6.6(0.1K)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Rowing Wife
Poster for The Trygon Factor
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The Trygon Factor

6.5(0.0K)
The Trygon Factor
Nun
Poster for Coup!
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Coup!

Coup!
Margaret Thatcher
Poster for Mary Anning
MOVIE

Mary Anning

Mary Anning
Molly Anning
Poster for Scoop
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Scoop

6.6(1.7K)
Scoop
Mrs. Quincy

Gallery

Caroline Blakiston portrait