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|story = ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'' & ''[[The Children of Seth (audio story)|The Children of Seth]]'' | |story = ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'' & ''[[The Children of Seth (audio story)|The Children of Seth]]'' | ||
|time = 1986, 2011 | |time = 1986, 2011 | ||
|non dwu = ''A Night to Remember'', ''The Invisible Man'', ''Suspense'', ''[[The Saint]]'', ''[[The Avengers]]'', ''Jason and the Argonauts'', ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'', ''Lola'', ''Columbo'', ''The Lives of Benjamin Franklin'', ''Age of Innocence'', ''Crown Court'', ''Never the Twain'', ''Holding the Fort'', ''Minder'', ''[[William Tell]]'', ''The Upper Hand'', ''Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story'', ''Bridget Jones' Diary'', ''The Royal'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''Colour Me Kubrick'', ''Hotel Babylon'', ''I, Anna'', ''Casualty'' | |non dwu = ''A Night to Remember'', ''The Invisible Man'', ''Suspense'', ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'', ''[[The Avengers]]'', ''Jason and the Argonauts'', ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'', ''Lola'', ''Columbo'', ''The Lives of Benjamin Franklin'', ''Age of Innocence'', ''Crown Court'', ''Never the Twain'', ''Holding the Fort'', ''Minder'', ''[[William Tell]]'', ''The Upper Hand'', ''Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story'', ''Bridget Jones' Diary'', ''The Royal'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''Colour Me Kubrick'', ''Hotel Babylon'', ''I, Anna'', ''Casualty'' | ||
|imdb = 0056271 | |imdb = 0056271 | ||
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'''Honor Blackman''' ([[22 August (people)|22 August]] [[1925 (people)|1925]]-[[5 April (people)|5 April]] [[2020 (people)|2020]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/06/honor-blackman-obituary The Guardian]</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]]''. | '''Honor Blackman''' ([[22 August (people)|22 August]] [[1925 (people)|1925]]-[[5 April (people)|5 April]] [[2020 (people)|2020]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/06/honor-blackman-obituary The Guardian]</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 offered the role of [[Cessair of Diplos|Vivien Fay]] in ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'', but turned down the role in fear of being upstaged by [[Beatrix Lehmann]]. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[Getting Blood from the Stones (documentary)|Getting Blood from the Stones]]'') She was also considered for the roles of Doctor [[Solow]] in ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'' ([[TCH 38]]) and [[Katryca|Queen Katryca]] in ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]''. ([[TCH 42]]) | |||
Some of her | == Career == | ||
Blackman's film career dates back to the 1940s and she 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]], though he had already left to work for the BBC at the time Gale was created), and Pussy Galore in the [[James Bond]] film, ''Goldfinger''. | |||
Some of her later productions include the film ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' and a brief run on ''[[Coronation Street]]''. She also appeared with [[Michelle Ryan]] in the horror film spoof ''Cockneys vs. Zombies''. | |||
Blackman can claim to have appeared in four major British entertainment franchises: ''Doctor Who'', ''James Bond'', ''The Avengers'', and ''Coronation Street''. | Blackman can claim to have appeared in four major British entertainment franchises: ''Doctor Who'', ''James Bond'', ''The Avengers'', and ''Coronation Street''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 22 April 2024
Honor Blackman (22 August 1925-5 April 2020[1]) 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 offered the role of Vivien Fay in The Stones of Blood, but turned down the role in fear of being upstaged by Beatrix Lehmann. (DCOM: Getting Blood from the Stones) She was also considered for the roles of Doctor Solow in Warriors of the Deep (TCH 38) and Queen Katryca in The Mysterious Planet. (TCH 42)
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Blackman's film career dates back to the 1940s and she 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, though he had already left to work for the BBC at the time Gale was created), and Pussy Galore in the James Bond film, Goldfinger.
Some of her later productions include the film Bridget Jones's Diary and a brief run on Coronation Street. She also appeared with Michelle Ryan in the horror film spoof Cockneys vs. Zombies.
Blackman can claim to have appeared in four major British entertainment franchises: Doctor Who, James Bond, The Avengers, and Coronation Street.
