
Caroline Blakiston
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1933-02-13 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Caroline 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.
Acting
(2018)
Mary Anning
as Molly Anning
(2012)
For Elsie
as Mama Kilov
(2008)
The Mallen Secret
as Anna Bridgmore
(2006)
Scoop
as Mrs. Quincy
(2006)
Coup!
as Margaret Thatcher
(2003)
(1987)
The Fourth Protocol
as Angela Berenson
(1983)
Return of the Jedi
as Mon Mothma
(1983)
Miss A and Miss M
as Adult Lizzie (Narration)
(1982)
Life After Death
as Josie
(1980)
The Mallen Curse
as Anna Brigmore
(1979)
Yanks
as Golfing friend
(1979)
The Mallens
as Anna Brigmore
(1978)
Les Misérables
as Mme Thénardier
(1978)
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
as Elena
(1978)
Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man
as Narrator
(1975)
Knots
as The pianist
(1971)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Rowing Wife
(1970)
The Lie
as Esther
(1969)
The Magic Christian
as Hon. Esther Grand
(1966)
The Idol
as 2nd Woman at Party
(1966)
The Trygon Factor
as Nun