Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman
Birth date:	22 August 1925
Death date:	5 April 2020
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Professor Lasky, Queen Anahita
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	Terror of the Vervoids & The Children of Seth
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 (22 August 1925-5 April 2020) 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

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.

External links

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