Honor Blackman

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Biography

Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 - 5 April 2020) was an English actress, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers (1962–64) and Bond girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger (1964).

Known For

Bridget Jones's Diary

Penny Husbands-Bosworth

Goldfinger

Pussy Galore

Columbo

Lillian Stanhope

Doctor Who

Professor Lasky

Jason and the Argonauts

Hera

Cockneys vs Zombies

Peggy

Midsomer Murders

Isobel Hewitt

A Night to Remember

Mrs. Liz Lucas

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2013	By Any Means TV	Celia Butler
2012	Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars MOVIE	Self
2012	Cockneys vs Zombies MOVIE	Peggy
2012	I, Anna MOVIE	Joan
2011	Come Fly With Me: The Story of Pan Am MOVIE	Narrator
2011	The Unforgettable Norman Wisdom MOVIE	Herself - Friend and Co-star
2011	Celebrity Antiques Road Trip TV	Self - Participant
2011	Reuniting the Rubins MOVIE	Gran Rubin
2007	The Alan Titchmarsh Show TV	Self
2007	The Verdict TV	Self
2006	Legends TV	Self - Narrator (voice)
2005	Summer Solstice MOVIE	Countess Lucinda Reeves
2005	Must See TV TV	Self
2005	Colour Me Kubrick MOVIE	Madam
2005	National Theatre: My Fair Lady MOVIE	Self
2005	Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love TV	Self
2004	New Tricks TV	Self
2003	Appointment with Dr. Terrible MOVIE	Interviewee – Actor
2003	The Royal TV	Mrs. Lyons
2002	Best Ever Bond MOVIE	Self / Pussy Galore
2002	To the Devil... The Death of Hammer MOVIE	Self
2002	The American Embassy TV	Mrs. Wellington
2001	Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story TV	Jules
2001	Dr Terrible's House of Horrible TV	Transeet Van Eyre
2001	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross TV	Self
2001	Bridget Jones's Diary MOVIE	Penny Husbands-Bosworth
2000	The Sight MOVIE	Margaret Smith
2000	Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' MOVIE	Self
2000	Doctors TV	Rachel Knott
2000	Harry Saltzman: Showman MOVIE	Self
1999	Blondes: Diana Dors MOVIE	self
1999	To Walk with Lions MOVIE	Joy Adamson
1998	Tale of the Mummy MOVIE	Captain Shea
1998	So Graham Norton TV	Self
1997	The Secrets of 007 MOVIE	Self
1997	Midsomer Murders TV	Isobel Hewitt
1996	Noel's Telly Years TV	Self
1995	In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross MOVIE	Self
1995	Paul Daniels' Secrets TV	Herself
1995	The World of James Bond MOVIE	Self
1995	Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' MOVIE	Self / Pussy Galore (archive footage)
1995	The Goldfinger Phenomenon MOVIE	Self
1994	The Secret Garden MOVIE	Mrs. Medlock (voice)
1993	The Making of 'A Night to Remember' MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1991	Pebble Mill TV	Self
1990	The Upper Hand TV	Laura West
1989	Voice of the Heart MOVIE	Doris Asterman
1987	Crossbow TV	Self
1986	Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids MOVIE	Professor Sarah Lasky
1984	The First Olympics: Athens 1896 TV	Madam Ursula Schumann
1984	Lace TV	Selma
1983	Orpheus in the Underworld MOVIE	Juno / Empress Eugnie
1983	Natural World TV	Narrator
1983	The Secret Adversary MOVIE	Rita Vandemeyer
1983	Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime TV	Rita Vandemeyer
1982	Wogan TV	Self
1981	Never the Twain TV	Self
1981	Never the Twain TV	Veronica Barton
1979	Minder TV	Helen Spender
1979	Blankety Blank TV	Self
1978	The Cat and the Canary MOVIE	Susan Sillsby
1977	Wind of Change MOVIE	Lady Harriet
1977	Age of Innocence MOVIE	Mrs Boswell
1977	Jubilee 1977 TV	Lady Harriet
1977	Robin's Nest TV	Marion Nicholls
1976	To the Devil a Daughter MOVIE	Anna
1974	The Lives of Benjamin Franklin TV	Margaret Stevenson
1971	Something Big MOVIE	Mary Anna Morgan
1971	Fright MOVIE	Helen
1971	Columbo TV	Lillian Stanhope
1970	The Virgin and the Gypsy MOVIE	Mrs. Fawcett
1970	The Last Grenade MOVIE	Mrs. Katherine Whiteley
1970	Twinky MOVIE	Mummy
1968	The Fight for Rome MOVIE	Amalaswintha
1968	The Explorer MOVIE	Lena Hamilton
1968	A Twist of Sand MOVIE	Julie Chambois
1968	Shalako MOVIE	Lady Julia Daggett
1968	The Name of the Game TV	Bethany Cromwell
1967	ITV Playhouse TV	Lena Hamilton
1967	Present Laughter MOVIE	Liz Essendine
1966	ABC Stage 67 TV	Jane & Jill Marriott
1966	Moment to Moment MOVIE	Daphne Fields
1965	Life at the Top MOVIE	Norah Hauxley
1965	The Incredible World of James Bond MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1965	The Secret of My Success MOVIE	Lily, Baroness von Lukenberg
1964	The Dream Machine MOVIE	Self
1964	Goldfinger MOVIE	Pussy Galore
1963	Doctor Who TV	Professor Lasky
1963	Jason and the Argonauts MOVIE	Hera
1962	The Saint TV	Pauline Stone
1962	The Merv Griffin Show TV	Self
1962	Serena MOVIE	Ann Rogers
1961	A Matter of WHO MOVIE	Sister Sheila Bryan
1961	The Avengers TV	Catherine Gale
1961	The Avengers TV	Cathy Gale
1959	The Third Man TV	Maureen
1959	The Four Just Men TV	Nicole
1959	The Four Just Men TV	Nicole (uncredited)
1959	Probation Officer TV	Iris Cope
1958	The Square Peg MOVIE	Junior Commander Lesley Cartland
1958	The Invisible Man TV	Self
1958	A Night to Remember MOVIE	Mrs. Liz Lucas
1957	Danger List MOVIE	Gillian Freeman
1957	Account Rendered MOVIE	Sarah Hayward
1957	You Pay Your Money MOVIE	Susie Westlake
1957	Suspended Alibi MOVIE	Lynn Pearson
1956	Breakaway MOVIE	Paula Grant / Paula Jackson
1956	Armchair Theatre TV	Anne
1955	The Glass Cage MOVIE	Jenny Pelham
1955	The Delavine Affair MOVIE	Maxine Banner
1954	Mark Saber TV	Self
1954	Diplomatic Passport MOVIE	Marcelle
1954	The Rainbow Jacket MOVIE	Mrs Tyler
1952	Manchas de sangre en la luna MOVIE	Eva
1951	Green Grow the Rushes MOVIE	Meg Cuffley
1950	So Long at the Fair MOVIE	Rhoda O'Donovan
1949	Diamond City MOVIE	Mary Hart
1949	Conspirator MOVIE	Joyce
1949	The BAFTA Awards TV	Self
1949	A Boy, a Girl and a Bike MOVIE	Susie Bates
1948	Quartet MOVIE	Paula (segment "The Alien Corn")
1948	Daughter of Darkness MOVIE	Julie Tallent
1947	Fame Is the Spur MOVIE	Emma (uncredited)
	Kelly TV	Herself

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