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|birth date = [[22 August (people)|22 August]] [[1925 (people)|1925]] | |birth date = [[22 August (people)|22 August]] [[1925 (people)|1925]] | ||
|death date = [[6 April (people)|6 April]] [[2020 (people)|2020]] | |||
|role = Professor [[Sarah Lasky|Lasky]], Queen [[Anahita]] | |role = Professor [[Sarah Lasky|Lasky]], Queen [[Anahita]] | ||
|job title = [[Actor]] | |job title = [[Actor]] | ||
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|death date = [[6 April (people)|6 April]] [[2020 (people)|2020]]}} | |death date = [[6 April (people)|6 April]] [[2020 (people)|2020]]}} | ||
'''Honor Blackman''' (born [[22 August (people)|22 August]] [[1925 (people)|1925]]<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efba9e9 BFI]</ref>, died [[6 April (people)|6 April]] [[2020 (people)|2020]]) played [[Sarah Lasky|Professor Lasky]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]''. She later voiced Queen [[Anahita]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio story ''[[The Children of Seth (audio story)|The Children of Seth]]''. She was also offered, but declined, the role of [[Cessair|Vivien Fay]] in ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' (the role went to [[Susan Engel]]). | '''Honor Blackman''' (born [[22 August (people)|22 August]] [[1925 (people)|1925]]<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efba9e9 BFI]</ref>, died [[6 April (people)|6 April]] [[2020 (people)|2020]]<ref> [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52189803 BBC News]</ref>) played [[Sarah Lasky|Professor Lasky]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]''. She later voiced Queen [[Anahita]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio story ''[[The Children of Seth (audio story)|The Children of Seth]]''. She was also offered, but declined, the role of [[Cessair|Vivien Fay]] in ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' (the role went to [[Susan Engel]]). | ||
Blackman's film career dates back to the 1940s and she has appeared in many UK and US films and television shows, including ''A Night to Remember'' and ''Jason and the Argonauts''. She is best known for playing two iconic female action characters of the 1960s — Catherine Gale in ''[[The Avengers]]'' (a series created by [[Sydney Newman]]), and Pussy Galore in the [[James Bond]] film, ''Goldfinger''. | Blackman's film career dates back to the 1940s and she has appeared in many UK and US films and television shows, including ''A Night to Remember'' and ''Jason and the Argonauts''. She is best known for playing two iconic female action characters of the 1960s — Catherine Gale in ''[[The Avengers]]'' (a series created by [[Sydney Newman]]), and Pussy Galore in the [[James Bond]] film, ''Goldfinger''. | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 6 April 2020
Honor Blackman (born 22 August 1925[1], died 6 April 2020[2]) played Professor Lasky in the Doctor Who television story Terror of the Vervoids. She later voiced Queen Anahita in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story The Children of Seth. She was also offered, but declined, the role of Vivien Fay in The Stones of Blood (the role went to Susan Engel).
Blackman's film career dates back to the 1940s and she has appeared in many UK and US films and television shows, including A Night to Remember and Jason and the Argonauts. She is best known for playing two iconic female action characters of the 1960s — Catherine Gale in The Avengers (a series created by Sydney Newman), and Pussy Galore in the James Bond film, Goldfinger.
Some of her recent productions including the film Bridget Jones's Diary and a brief run on Coronation Street.
Blackman can claim to have appeared in four major British entertainment franchises: Doctor Who, James Bond, The Avengers, and Coronation Street.
