Isla Blair
Acting
Biography
Isla Blair (born 29 September 1944) is an India-born actress of British descent. She made her first stage appearance in 1963 as Philia in the London debut of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and her first credited film appearance in the 1965 horror film Dr. Terror's House of Horrors.
Born: September 29, 1944
Place of Birth: Bangalore, India
Known For
In Search of Dracula
Mark Gatiss explores and celebrates Dracula, an icon of popular culture, asking just why we keep coming back to the count.
Tennis Court
Maggie and Harry Dowl arrive in England to inspect a house left to Maggie. The house has a dilapidated tennis court, but this seems to have some force which takes over the daughter of the local holy man, as well as causing tennis balls to gush blood and kill people with animated nets.
Doctor Who
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
The Avengers
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
Jason King
Jason King - a suavely sophisticated former secret agent turned novelist - travels the world searching for material to fill his books, encountering an endless parade of glamorous women, exotic locales, menacing villains and daring intrigue! Before Austin Powers swung into action, Jason King set the standard for the hip crime-fighting international playboy!
Father Brown
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
The Final Cut
Urquhart aims to secure his legacy on the international stage, but faces threats both from abroad and closer to home.
The Ghost of Richard Harris
A candid and revealing insight into the private life and public career of Richard Harris. One of the most remarkable actors of his generation, the documentary explores Harris’s complex and, at times, contradictory character. Each of his three sons — Jared, Jamie and Damian — brings their own perspective to bear as they summon the ghost of their late father to the screen.
Filmography
as Self
as Older Anna
as Herself
as Vivien
as Mother
as Gladys Sheppard
as Nanny Langton
as Shirley
as Beatty
as Narrator (voice)
as Blaker
as Alice Pimley
as Matron
as Grand Lady
as Sheila Bailey
as Jamie's Mother
as Dr. Jane Moore
as Hillary Drummond
as Claire Carlsen
as Rosalie Martin
as Elaine Aubrey
as Katherine Dunbar
as Mrs. Hawkins
as Mother Agueda
as Baroness
as Mrs. Donovan
as Inspector Leesley
as Janey Wilson
as Eileen
as Eileen
as Anna
as Self - Reader
as Isabella
as Jenny Diver
as Laura Miles
as Flora Beniform
as Female Alien
as Bradley
as Jill
as Helen Bardsley
as Christina
as Sinofar
as Christina
as Emma Antrobus
as Carla
as Female Alien
as Lady Stutfield
as Grand Duchess Ella
as Ellen Ternan
as Lucy Paxton
as Mrs. Andy
as Elaine
as Antoinette, Charles' Wife
as Daphne Stillington
as Pretty Girl (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")
as Actress (uncredited)
as Isabella
as Janine Flambeau
as Bride
as Fleur Harris