18 Facts About Isla Blair

Isla Blair Glover was born on 29 September 1944 and is a British actress and singer.

Isla Blair made her first stage appearance in 1963 as Philia in the London debut of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Isla Blair was born in Bangalore, India, on 29 September 1944.

Isla Blair's father, Ian Baxter Blair-Hill, was a British tea planter.

Isla Blair went on to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to prepare for a career in acting.

Isla Blair made her first stage appearance at the Strand Theatre on 3 October 1963 playing the part of Philia in the London debut of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Isla Blair joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for their 1971 season, during which she portrayed Emilia in The Man of Mode and Aglaya in Subject to Fits.

In 1973, Isla Blair toured the Middle East with the Prospect Theatre Company in the role of Viola in Twelfth Night.

Isla Blair's first credited film appearance was in the 1965 horror film Dr Terror's House of Horrors as an art gallery assistant.

Isla Blair guest starred in two episodes of Space: 1999; appearing in 1975, along with Anthony Valentine, in War Games and in 1976, along with Freddie Jones, in Journey to Where.

In 1976, Isla Blair played Emma Antrobus in the ITV drama series The Crezz.

Isla Blair played a principal role in the BBC's alternative history TV serial An Englishman's Castle, first broadcast in 1978.

Isla Blair played Claire Carlsen, Francis Urquhart's Parliamentary Private Secretary, in The Final Cut.

Isla Blair played Nanny Langton in The Star of Jacob, Father Brown.

Isla Blair played the part of a foreign agent, disguised as a bride, in The Avengers episode "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Station".

Isla Blair was nominated for an Off West End Award as Best Actress.

Isla Blair is married to fellow actor Julian Glover, with whom she has a son, actor Jamie Glover.

Isla Blair was vice president of TACT, the Actors' Children's Trust, in 2015 and trustee in 2018.