Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman
Birth date:	22 August 1925
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Professor Lasky, Queen Anahita
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	See Credits Section
Main time period active:	1986, 2011
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	A Night to Remember, The Invisible Man, Suspense, The Saint, The Avengers, Jason and the Argonauts, 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 profile

Honor Blackman (born 22 August 1925) 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.

External links

• Honor Blackman at the Internet Movie Database
• Honor Blackman at TriviaTribute.com