Caroline Mortimer
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Caroline Mortimer is a British
actress.
Caroline Mortimer was the daughter of the novelist Penelope Mortimer
from her first marriage to the journalist Charles Dimont and the stepdaughter of the playwright Sir John Mortimer
. She was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
.
credits include: 1965's A Little Temptation, in which she co-starred with Denholm Elliot and Barbara Jefford,, 1966's Intrigue, an industrial espionage series in which she played Val, the hero's assistant/girlfriend, The Saint
("The Organisation Man", 1968), Menace, Spy Trap, and The Death of Adolf Hitler
. In 1974 she played Alice Vasavor in six episodes of The Pallisers
. Her other television work includes Within These Walls
, Marked Personal
, Space: 1999
, The Cleopatras
(1983) and an appearance as Emily Murray in one episode of the 1991 mini-seriesThe House of Eliott
.
. She married John Bennett (actor)
in 1979. They had two sons, one of whom is deceased. Her husband died in April, 2005.
United Kingdom
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actress.
Caroline Mortimer was the daughter of the novelist Penelope Mortimer
Penelope Mortimer
Penelope Ruth Mortimer , was a British journalist, biographer and novelist.-Early life:...
from her first marriage to the journalist Charles Dimont and the stepdaughter of the playwright Sir John Mortimer
John Mortimer
Sir John Clifford Mortimer, CBE, QC was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author.-Early life:...
. She was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is a drama school located in London, United Kingdom. It is generally regarded as one of the most renowned drama schools in the world, and is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1904.RADA is an affiliate school of the...
.
Career
Her televisionTelevision
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credits include: 1965's A Little Temptation, in which she co-starred with Denholm Elliot and Barbara Jefford,, 1966's Intrigue, an industrial espionage series in which she played Val, the hero's assistant/girlfriend, The Saint
The Saint (TV series)
The Saint was an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character, Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-like adventurer with a penchant for disguise. The character may be nicknamed The Saint because the...
("The Organisation Man", 1968), Menace, Spy Trap, and The Death of Adolf Hitler
The Death of Adolf Hitler
The Death of Adolf Hitler was a 1973 British television film starring Frank Finlay as Adolf Hitler and Caroline Mortimer as Eva Braun. The film details the last 10 days of Hitler's life as World War II comes to an end and Allied troops are closing in on the Führerbunker. Michael Sheard and Tony...
. In 1974 she played Alice Vasavor in six episodes of The Pallisers
The Pallisers
The Pallisers is a 1974 BBC television adaptation of Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels.-Cast :*Anthony Ainley: Rev. Emilius*Terence Alexander: Lord George*Anthony Andrews: Lord Silverbridge*Sarah Badel: Lizzie Eustace...
. Her other television work includes Within These Walls
Within These Walls
Within These Walls is a British television drama programme made by London Weekend Television for ITV and shown between 1974 and 1978. It portrayed life in HMP Stone Park, a fictional women's prison...
, Marked Personal
Marked Personal
Marked Personal was a British daytime television drama created by Charles Dennis and starring Stephanie Beacham and Heather Chasen. The series was made by Thames Television and consisted of 90 episodes, shown twice weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons during 1973-74...
, Space: 1999
Space: 1999
Space: 1999 is a British science-fiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, nuclear waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side explodes in a catastrophic accident on 13 September 1999, knocking the Moon out of orbit and...
, The Cleopatras
The Cleopatras
The Cleopatras is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1983.The eight-part serial was a historical drama set in ancient Egypt and charted the ruling dynasty of the Cleopatras...
(1983) and an appearance as Emily Murray in one episode of the 1991 mini-seriesThe House of Eliott
The House of Eliott
The House of Eliott is a British television series produced and broadcast by the BBC in three series between 1991 and 1994. The series starred Stella Gonet and Louise Lombard as two sisters in 1920s London who establish a dressmaking business and eventually their own haute couture fashion house...
.
Personal Life
In the 1960s she had a relationship with married actor Leslie PhillipsLeslie Phillips
Leslie Samuel Phillips, CBE is an English actor with a highly recognisable upper class accent. Originally known for his work as a comedy actor, Phillips subsequently made the transition to character roles.-Early life:...
. She married John Bennett (actor)
John Bennett (actor)
John Bennett was an English actor. Born in Beckenham, Kent, he was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire, then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, followed by a wide Rep experience including Bromley, Bristol Old Vic, Dundee, Edinburgh Festival and Watford before going to...
in 1979. They had two sons, one of whom is deceased. Her husband died in April, 2005.
Selected filmography
- Saturday Night OutSaturday Night OutSaturday Night Out is a 1964 British comedy drama film directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring Heather Sears, John Bonney, Bernard Lee, Erika Remberg, Francesca Annis, Margaret Nolan and David Lodge. A trio of merchant seamen and several passengers disembark from their ship when it arrives...
(1964) - A Place for LoversA Place for LoversA Place for Lovers is a 1968 romantic film directed by Vittorio De Sica and based on the play Gli Amanti by Brunello Rondi and Renaldo Cabieri. The film stars Faye Dunaway as a terminally ill American fashion designer in Venice, Italy who has a whirlwind affair with a race car driver...
(1968) - The McKenzie BreakThe McKenzie BreakThe McKenzie Break is a 1970 British war drama film directed by Lamont Johnson, starring Brian Keith as Jack Connor, an intelligence officer investigating recent disturbances at a German prisoner of war camp in Scotland...
(1970) - The HirelingThe HirelingThe Hireling is a 1973 British drama film directed by Alan Bridges, based on a 1957 novel by LP Hartley, which starred Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles...
(1973) - JuggernautJuggernautA juggernaut in colloquial English usage is a literal or metaphorical force regarded as mercilessly destructive and unstoppable.Originating in ca...
(1974)