Caroline Blakiston
Born
February 13, 1933 (age 92)
Birthplace
Chelsea, London, England, UK

Caroline Blakiston

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.

Movies

TV Series

Poldark
Poldark
2015 ★ 7.8
Aunt Agatha
28 Episodes
Father Brown
Father Brown
2013 ★ 7.6
Lady Lavinia Pryde
1 Episode
The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty
2006 ★ 6.3
Lady Partridge
2 Episodes
Sunburn
Sunburn
1999 ★ 3.5
Mrs. Armitage
1 Episode
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 ★ 7.5
Angela Hartley
1 Episode
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994 ★ 8.5
Dowager Duchess
1 Episode
Harry
Harry
1993 ★ 3.5
Natasha Lee
1 Episode
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992 ★ 7.1
Hildy Dressler
1 Episode
Mulberry
Mulberry
1992 ★ 7.2
Adele
2 Episodes
Rides
Rides
1992 ★ 6.0
12 Episodes
As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
1992 ★ 7.5
Margaret
1 Episode
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid
1991 ★ 6.8
Dr. Rachel Vine
1 Episode
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
1989 ★ 6.0
2 Episodes
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 ★ 8.2
Julia Carstairs
1 Episode
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
1987 ★ 7.3
Bess Sedgwick
2 Episodes
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
1986 ★ 7.3
Miss Hemmingway
1 Episode
Charters and Caldicott
Charters and Caldicott
1985 ★ 6.0
Margaret Mottram
6 Episodes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1984 ★ 8.1
Dowager Duchess
1 Episode
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
1984 ★ 5.0
Co-Ordinator
10 Episodes
Brass
Brass
1983 ★ 5.8
Lady Patience Hardacre
32 Episodes
The Last Song
The Last Song
1981
13 Episodes
Private Schulz
Private Schulz
1981 ★ 4.8
Countess
1 Episode
Shoestring
Shoestring
1979 ★ 6.8
Monica
1 Episode
The Mallens
The Mallens
1979 ★ 5.0
Anna Brigmore
13 Episodes
Wilde Alliance
Wilde Alliance
1978 ★ 5.5
Elena
1 Episode
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977 ★ 5.5
Mrs Helen Carobleat
2 Episodes
Raffles
Raffles
1977 ★ 8.0
Lady Paulton
1 Episode
Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976 ★ 7.0
Elena
1 Episode
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
1975 ★ 7.8
Hildegarde
1 Episode
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 ★ 6.3
Esther
1 Episode
Shadows of Fear
Shadows of Fear
1970 ★ 6.0
Maureen
1 Episode
Strange Report
Strange Report
1969 ★ 6.5
Louise
1 Episode
Department S
Department S
1969 ★ 5.0
Kate Mortimer
1 Episode
The Champions
The Champions
1968 ★ 6.2
Marion Grant
1 Episode
The Caesars
The Caesars
1968 ★ 7.8
Agrippina
6 Episodes
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
1964 ★ 4.5
Matilda Boff
2 Episodes
Story Parade
Story Parade
1964 ★ 8.0
W.P.C. Anne Cunningham
1 Episode
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Sea
1962 ★ 6.0
7 Episodes
The Saint
The Saint
1962 ★ 7.4
Eleanor Bastion
1 Episode
The Avengers
The Avengers
1961 ★ 7.7
Cynthia Wentworth-Howe
2 Episodes
Emergency: Ward 10
Emergency: Ward 10
1957 ★ 5.3
65 Episodes