Caroline Georgiana Blakiston was born on 13 February 1933 and is an English actress.
10 Facts About Caroline Blakiston
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Caroline Blakiston is best known for her role in the British television comedy series Brass and to international audiences as Mon Mothma in the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi, and Aunt Agatha in Poldark.
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The Caroline Blakiston family originated in County Durham, and were related to the Caroline Blakiston baronets.
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Caroline Blakiston appeared to great acclaim as Marjorie Ferrar in the BBC Television adaptation of Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga in 1967.
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In 1983, Caroline Blakiston played the wayward character of Lady Patience Hardacre in the satirical Granada television series Brass, which ran for three series.
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Caroline Blakiston portrayed Mon Mothma, the primary political leader of the Rebel Alliance in the 1983 Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi.
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In 1986, Caroline Blakiston played the glamorous adventuress Bess Sedgwick opposite Joan Hickson's Miss Marple, in the episode "At Bertram's Hotel" of the BBC's Miss Marple series.
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Caroline Blakiston appeared as Lionel Hardcastle's ex-wife in an episode of As Time Goes By.
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From 2015 to 2018, Caroline Blakiston played Aunt Agatha in the BBC adaptation Poldark.
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In 1970, Caroline 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.