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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]]''. She was offered the role of [[Cessair|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'']])

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''.