Caroline Blakiston

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Caroline Blakiston
Born February 13, 1933 (1933-02-13) (age 75)
Flag of EnglandLondon, England
Years active 1957–present
Spouse(s) Russell Hunter (divorced)

Caroline Blakiston (born 13 February 1933, London) is an English actress who has appeared predominantly in television roles, notably in the series Brass. She also appeared as Mon Mothma in the science fiction film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. In the 1960s she appeared in a number of ITC productions such as The Avengers and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in the episode "Never Trust a Ghost" in 1969. In 1977 she appeared in Raffles as Lady Paulton. She also appears as Lionel Hardcastle's (Geoffrey Palmer's) ex-wife in an episode of As Time Goes By.

[edit] Marriage and children

In 1970, Blakiston married the actor Russell Hunter after they had played together in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park. They had a son and a daughter together, but later divorced.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Obituary of Russell Hunter from The Independent newspaper, online at independent.co.uk, accessede 3 April 2008

[edit] External links