Caroline Blakiston

Caroline Blakiston

Acting

Born February 13, 1933 Chelsea, London, England, UK

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.

TV Shows(47)

Poldark

Poldark

Aunt Agatha

2015

Father Brown

Father Brown

Lady Lavinia Pryde

2013

The Line of Beauty

The Line of Beauty

Lady Partridge

2006

Sunburn

Sunburn

Mrs. Armitage

1999

Children of the New Forest

Children of the New Forest

Aunt Judith

1998

The Grand

The Grand

Isobel Crawford

1997

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Angela Hartley

1997

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Dowager Duchess

1994

Harry

Natasha Lee

1993

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Hildy Dressler

1992

Mulberry

Mulberry

Adele

1992

Rides

1992

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

Margaret

1992

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

Dr Rachel Vine

1991

Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Julia Carstairs

1989

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

Bess Sedgwick

1987

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Miss Hemmingway

1986

Charters and Caldicott

Charters and Caldicott

Margaret Mottram

1985

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Dowager Duchess

1984

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Co-Ordinator

1984

Brass

Brass

Lady Patience Hardacre

1983

The Last Song

The Last Song

1981

Private Schulz

Private Schulz

Countess

1981

Shoestring

Shoestring

Monica

1979

The Mallens

The Mallens

Anna Brigmore

1979

Wilde Alliance

Wilde Alliance

Elena

1978

The Sunday Drama

The Sunday Drama

Deborah

1977

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

Mrs Helen Carobleat

1977

Raffles

Raffles

Lady Paulton

1977

Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

Elena

1976

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

Hildegarde

1975

Villains

Villains

Rene

1972

Play for Today

Play for Today

Esther

1970

Shadows of Fear

Shadows of Fear

Maureen

1970

Strange Report

Strange Report

Louise

1969

Department S

Department S

Kate Mortimer

1969

The Champions

The Champions

Marion Grant

1968

The Caesars

The Caesars

Agrippina

1968

Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

Dr. Odile Keppler

1965

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Matilda Boff

1964

Story Parade

W.P.C. Anne Cunningham

1964

City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea

1962

The Saint

The Saint

Eleanor Bastion

1962

The Avengers

The Avengers

Cynthia Wentworth-Howe

1961

Emergency: Ward 10

Emergency: Ward 10

1957

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Jessa

1956

Movies(25)