Caroline Blakiston
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
63
Gender
Female
Birthday
1933-02-13 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Acting

2018

Mary Anning as Molly Anning

2015

Poldark as Aunt Agatha

2013

Father Brown as Lady Lavinia Pryde

2012

For Elsie as Mama Kilov

2008

The Mallen Secret as Anna Bridgmore

2006

Scoop as Mrs. Quincy

2006

The Line of Beauty as Lady Partridge

2006

Coup! as Margaret Thatcher

2003

The Mallen Streak as Not available

1999

Sunburn as Mrs. Armitage

1997

Midsomer Murders as Angela Hartley

1997

Midsomer Murders as Hilary Compton

1997

Midsomer Murders as Sylvia Lennard

1992

Heartbeat as Hildy Dressler

1992

As Time Goes By as Margaret

1992

Mulberry as Adele

1992

Rides as Not available

1991

Murder Most Horrid as Dr. Rachel Vine

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot as Julia Carstairs

1987

The Fourth Protocol as Angela Berenson

1987

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel as Bess Sedgwick

1986

Lovejoy as Miss Hemmingway

1985

Charters and Caldicott as Margaret Mottram

1984

Sherlock Holmes as Dowager Duchess

1984

Miss Marple as Bess Sedgwick

1984

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster as Not available

1983

Return of the Jedi as Mon Mothma

1983

Brass as Not available

1983

Miss A and Miss M as Adult Lizzie (Narration)

1982

Life After Death as Josie

1981

The Last Song as Not available

1981

Private Schulz as Countess

1980

The Mallen Curse as Anna Brigmore

1979

Shoestring as Not available

1979

Yanks as Golfing friend

1979

The Mallens as Not available

1979

The Mallens as Anna Brigmore

1978

Les Misérables as Mme Thénardier

1977

Murder Most English as Mrs. Helen Carobleat

1977

Raffles as Lady Paulton

1975

The Sweeney as Hildegarde

1975

Knots as The pianist

1971

Sunday Bloody Sunday as Rowing Wife

1970

Play for Today as Esther

1970

Play for Today as Josie

1970

Shadows of Fear as Maureen

1970

The Lie as Esther

1969

Department S as Kate Mortimer

1969

Strange Report as Louise

1969

The Magic Christian as Hon. Esther Grand

1968

The Champions as Marion Grant

1968

The Caesars as Agrippina

1966

The Idol as 2nd Woman at Party

1966

The Trygon Factor as Nun

1964

The Wednesday Play as Matilda Boff

1962

The Saint as Eleanor Bastion

1962

City Beneath the Sea as Not available

1961

The Avengers as Cynthia Wentworth-Howe

1957

Emergency – Ward 10 as Not available