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Born in West Ham, London, Honor Blackman is a true icon of British cinema. Her career began when she was admitted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. While in college she worked in a variety of part time jobs to keep the fees and bills paid. In the mid 1940s, Blackman won her first roles in English theatre including the West End with parts in "The Guinea Pig" and "The Glam". Very shortly thereafter, she expanded into the world of cinema starring alongside Michael Redgrave in "Fame Is the Spur". Other early credits included, "Quartet", "Suspended Alibi", and a regular role on TV's "The Vise".
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Ursula Andress may have begun the tradition of the Bond Girls, but Honor Blackman’s Pussy Galore was the apotheosis of this distinctive sisterhood. The 36-year-old Blackman was somewhat mature to be a “girl” and her frontline should’ve earned her the name “Titty Galore” instead. Yet she filled her role with an adult sensibility that literally flipped Sean Connery head-over-heals. Blackman’s film career never quite clicked after her “Goldfinger” triumph, but for those who measure quality over quantity she nonetheless achieved immortality with her own version of the Midas touch.
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During a long and illustrious acting career, Honor Blackman has achieved iconic status by playing roles which suited her perfectly at each stage of her life. In 1962, she led the feminist advance as the athletic, leather-clad, intellectual Dr Cathy Gale in The Avengers. At the age of 36, she became the second oldest Bond girl when she starred alongside Sean Connery in Goldfinger.
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British actress Honor Blackman began as a J. Arthur Rank contractee, where she was groomed for demure "English rose" types in films like Fame is the Spur (1947) and Quartet (1948). Honor would not realize major stardom until 1962, when she was cast as leather-clad karate expert Cathy Gale in the British TV adventure series The Avengers (until recently, U.S. audiences were permitted to see only the Avengers episodes featuring Ms. Blackman's successors, Diana Rigg and Linda Thorson). International stardom ensued when Honor was seen in another martial-arts gig as the gloriously yclept Pussy Galore in Goldfinger (1964). She has played a wide variety of roles since, with special emphasis on droll comedy. Honor Blackman's last picture was the 1978 remake of The Cat and the Canary, though she continues to appear in British television, most recently on the weekly series The Upper Hand (1990-93). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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British actress Honor Blackman began as a J. Arthur Rank contractee, where she was groomed for demure English rose types in films like Fame is the Spur (1947) and Quartet (1948). Honor would not realize major stardom until 1962, when she was cast as leather-clad karate expert Cathy Gale in the British TV adventure series The Avengers (until recently, U.S.
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In 2000, Honor Blackman was awarded the degree of Honorary Master of Arts at UEL, in recognition of her lifetime of achievement. She has since been generous in support of UEL and last year agreed to perform her acclaimed one-woman show at a special event.
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