Person

Caroline John

Acting · 1940–2012 · York, England, UK

Caroline Frances John was an English actress. She played classical roles on the stage and also portrayed Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, as well as several other television roles.

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  Doctor Who

  Liz Shaw

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  Casualty

  Edith Howlett

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  Sherlock Holmes

  Mrs Carnac

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  Crown Court

  Sheena Smithson

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  Love Actually

  Sam's Grandmother

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  The House of Eliott

  Lilian Brownlow

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  The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  Edith Dallas

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  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

  Mrs Carmac

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  In Suspicious Circumstances

  Mabel Ramsay

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  The Stranger

  Detective Chief Inspector Diana Sellars

• 2021Nick & Caroline: Uncut!
• 2017The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
• 2013Carry On: The Life of Caroline John(archival footage)
• 2010Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2Liz Shaw (archive footage)
• 2008Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
• 2008The Ties That Bind UsLiz Shaw (archive footage)
• 2006Vital SignsMrs Carter
• 2003Love ActuallySam's Grandmother
• 1998The WoodlandersHousekeeper
• 1996Kiss and TellAvril Owens
• 1996PROBE: Ghosts of WinterborneDr. Elizabeth Shaw
• 1996PROBE: Unnatural SelectionDr. Elizabeth Shaw
• 1995The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
• 1995PROBE: The Devil of WinterborneDr. Elizabeth Shaw
• 1995The ChoirJanet Young
• 1994The Stranger: Breach of the PeaceDetective Chief Inspector Diana Sellars
• 1994The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesMrs Carmac
• 1994PROBE: The Zero ImperativeDr. Elizabeth Shaw
• 1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeLiz Shaw
• 1992Bad GirlMrs Carter
• 1991The House of EliottLilian Brownlow
• 1991In Suspicious CircumstancesMabel Ramsay
• 1991The StrangerDetective Chief Inspector Diana Sellars
• 1989The Woman in BlackStella's Mother
• 1986CasualtyEdith Howlett
• 1986LinkMrs. Miller
• 1985Santa Claus: The MovieVillage Woman (uncredited)
• 1984The Razor's EdgeMrs. Mackenzie
• 1984Sherlock HolmesMrs Carnac
• 1984Doctor Who: Resurrection of the DaleksLiz Shaw (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1983A Pattern of RosesVicar's Wife
• 1983Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsLiz Shaw
• 1982The Hound of the BaskervillesLaura Lyons
• 1975The Way of the WorldFoible
• 1973AssassinAnn
• 1972Crown CourtSheena Smithson
• 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesEdith Dallas
• 1970Doctor Who: InfernoLiz Shaw / Section Leader Elizabeth Shaw
• 1970Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of DeathLiz Shaw
• 1970Doctor Who and the SiluriansLiz Shaw
• 1970Doctor Who: Spearhead from SpaceLiz Shaw
• 1967Much Ado About NothingHero
• 1963Doctor WhoLiz Shaw
• 1963The King's BreakfastThe Queen's Maid
• 1955Raising a RiotChild at Party