Person
Honor Blackman
Acting · 1925–2020 · London, England, UK
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
Midsomer Murders
Isobel Hewitt
Columbo
Lillian Stanhope
Doctor Who
Professor Lasky
Minder
Helen Spender
Wogan
Self
The Avengers
Catherine Gale
Natural World
Narrator
The Saint
Pauline Stone
Doctors
Rachel Knott
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Filmography
- 2013By Any MeansCelia Butler
- 2012Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond CarsSelf
- 2012Cockneys vs ZombiesPeggy
- 2012I, AnnaJoan
- 2011Come Fly With Me: The Story of Pan AmNarrator
- 2011The Unforgettable Norman WisdomHerself - Friend and Co-star
- 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant
- 2011Reuniting the RubinsGran Rubin
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
- 2007The Verdict
- 2006LegendsSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2005Summer SolsticeCountess Lucinda Reeves
- 2005Must See TV
- 2005Colour Me KubrickMadam
- 2005National Theatre: My Fair Lady
- 2005Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
- 2004New Tricks
- 2003Appointment with Dr. TerribleInterviewee – Actor
- 2003The RoyalMrs. Lyons
- 2002Best Ever BondSelf / Pussy Galore
- 2002Bond Girls Are ForeverHerself
- 2002To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
- 2002The American EmbassyMrs. Wellington
- 2001Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real StoryJules
- 2001Dr Terrible's House of HorribleTranseet Van Eyre
- 2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf
- 2001Bridget Jones's DiaryPenny Husbands-Bosworth
- 2000The SightMargaret Smith
- 2000Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'Self
- 2000DoctorsRachel Knott
- 2000Harry Saltzman: ShowmanSelf
- 1999Blondes: Diana Dorsself
- 1999To Walk with LionsJoy Adamson
- 1998Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the MummyCaptain Shea
- 1998So Graham Norton
- 1997The Secrets of 007Self
- 1997Midsomer MurdersIsobel Hewitt
- 1996Noel's Telly Years
- 1995In Search of James Bond with Jonathan RossSelf
- 1995Paul Daniels' SecretsHerself
- 1995The World of James BondSelf
- 1995Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'Self / Pussy Galore (archive footage)
- 1995The Goldfinger Phenomenon
- 1994The Secret GardenMrs. Medlock (voice)
- 1993The Making of 'A Night to Remember'Self (archive footage)
- 1991Pebble MillSelf
- 1990The Upper HandLaura West
- 1989Voice of the HeartDoris Asterman
- 1987Crossbow
- 1986Doctor Who: Terror of the VervoidsProfessor Sarah Lasky
- 1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896Madam Ursula Schumann
- 1984LaceSelma
- 1983Orpheus in the UnderworldJuno / Empress Eugnie
- 1983Natural WorldNarrator
- 1983The Secret AdversaryRita Vandemeyer
- 1983Agatha Christie's Partners in CrimeRita Vandemeyer
- 1982WoganSelf
- 1981Never the Twain
- 1979MinderHelen Spender
- 1979Blankety Blank
- 1978The Cat and the CanarySusan Sillsby
- 1977Wind of ChangeLady Harriet
- 1977Age of InnocenceMrs Boswell
- 1977Jubilee 1977Lady Harriet
- 1977Robin's NestMarion Nicholls
- 1976To the Devil a DaughterAnna
- 1974The Lives of Benjamin FranklinMargaret Stevenson
- 1971Something BigMary Anna Morgan
- 1971FrightHelen
- 1971ColumboLillian Stanhope
- 1970The Virgin and the GypsyMrs. Fawcett
- 1970The Last GrenadeMrs. Katherine Whiteley
- 1970TwinkyMummy
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreGillian Groome
- 1968The Fight for RomeAmalaswintha
- 1968The ExplorerLena Hamilton
- 1968A Twist of SandJulie Chambois
- 1968ShalakoLady Julia Daggett
- 1968The Name of the GameBethany Cromwell
- 1967ITV PlayhouseLena Hamilton
- 1967Present LaughterLiz Essendine
- 1966ABC Stage 67Jane & Jill Marriott
- 1966Moment to MomentDaphne Fields
- 1965Life at the TopNorah Hauxley
- 1965The Incredible World of James BondSelf (archive footage)
- 1965The Secret of My SuccessLily, Baroness von Lukenberg
- 1964The Dream MachineSelf
- 1964GoldfingerPussy Galore
- 1963Doctor WhoProfessor Lasky
- 1963Jason and the ArgonautsHera
- 1962The SaintPauline Stone
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962SerenaAnn Rogers
- 1961A Matter of WHOSister Sheila Bryan
- 1961The AvengersCatherine Gale
- 1960Danger ManJoan Bernard
- 1959The Third ManMaureen
- 1959The Four Just MenNicole
- 1959Probation OfficerIris Cope
- 1958The Square PegJunior Commander Lesley Cartland
- 1958The Invisible Man
- 1958A Night to RememberMrs. Liz Lucas
- 1957Danger ListGillian Freeman
- 1957Account RenderedSarah Hayward
- 1957You Pay Your MoneySusie Westlake
- 1957Suspended AlibiLynn Pearson
- 1956BreakawayPaula Grant / Paula Jackson
- 1956Armchair TheatreAnne
- 1955The Glass CageJenny Pelham
- 1955The Delavine AffairMaxine Banner
- 1954The Yellow Robe
- 1954Mark Saber
- 1954Diplomatic PassportMarcelle
- 1954The Rainbow JacketMrs Tyler
- 1952Manchas de sangre en la lunaEva
- 1951Green Grow the RushesMeg Cuffley
- 1950So Long at the FairRhoda O'Donovan
- 1949Diamond CityMary Hart
- 1949ConspiratorJoyce
- 1949The BAFTA AwardsSelf
- 1949A Boy, a Girl and a BikeSusie Bates
- 1948QuartetPaula (segment "The Alien Corn")
- 1948Daughter of DarknessJulie Tallent
- 1947Fame Is the SpurEmma (uncredited)
- —KellyHerself
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