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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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James D. Bissell to Marlon Brando
Isla Blair Biography (1944-)
Born September 29, 1944, in Bangalore, India; daughter of Ian Baxter and Violet Barbara (maiden name, Skeoch) Blair-Hill; married Julian Glover (an actor). Addresses: Office: c/o Incoming Mail, BBC Television Centre, Woodlane, London, W12 7RJ.; Contact: c/o Shepherd & Ford Associates, 13 Radner Walk, London SW3 4BP.
- Nationality
- Indian
- Gender
- Female
- Birth Details
- September 29, 1944
- Bangalore, India
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- Philia, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Strand Theatre, London, 1963
- Emilia, The Man of Mode, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1971
- Rhoda, Popkiss, Cambridge Theatre Company, Globe Theatre, London,1972
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Thorndike, 1973 then 1976.
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Leatherhead, 1973 then 1976.
- Viola, Twelfth Night, Prospect Theatre Company, 1973
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The Grand Tour, 1973
- Desdemona, Othello, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal, 1974-1975
- Mary, Vivat! Vivat Regina!, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal, 1974-1975
- Dottie, Jumpers, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal, 1974-1975
- Maggie Hobson, Hobson's Choice, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal, 1974-1975
- Varya, The Cherry Orchard, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal,1974-1975
- Heloise, Abelard and Heloise, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal, 1974-1975
- Maurille, Blues Whites and Reds, Birmingham Repertory, 1974
- Lydia Languish, The Rivals, Bucks County Playhouse, PA, 1975
- Amanda, Private Lives, 1976
- Lydia Languish, The Rivals, Prospect, 1978
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Sept, Old Vic, London, 1978
- Regan, King Lear, Old Vic, London, 1978
- Gilda, Design for Living, Nottingham Playhouse, 1979
- Miss Biddy, Miss in Her Teens, Old Vic, London, 1979
- Leonora, The Padlock, Old Vic, London, 1979
- Geraldine, What the Butler Saw, Old Vic, London, 1979
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In Praise of Love, Theatre Royal Bath Productions, 2001
- Also appeared as Sorel Bliss, Hay Fever; Nora, A Doll's House; Aldwych, Sept, and Aglaya, Subject to Fits; Fanny Burney, Boswell's Life of Johnson; Kate, Kiss Me, Kate; Clea, Black Comedy; Millie, The Browning Version; Sarah, Say Who You Are; Myra,Hay Fever; Ruth, So Long on Lonely Street; Linda and Maude, Suite in Two Keys; Mrs. Erlynne, Lady Windermere's Fan; Belise, The Sisterhood; Minerva Chichester, Marchesa Matilde Spina; Jenny, The Health Farm; Lady Teazle, The School for Scandal; IreneMolloy, The Matchmaker, Chichester Theatre; Lady Caroline, When theBoat Comes In; title role, Jean Brodie, Open University; Flora, The History Man; Jenny Diver, The Beggars' Opera; and Ruth, Mother Love; also appeared in Relatively Speaking;
Thieves' Carnival;
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, Ambassadors, London, and Doolittle Theatre; Henry IV; and Keyboard Skills.
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Major Tours
- Miss Julie, Prospect, 1975
- Sept and Regan, King Lear, Australian tour, 1978
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Brassed Off, 1999
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1999-?
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Sense and Sensibility, English cities, 2000-?
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Film Appearances
- Pretty girl, Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (also known as The Blood Suckers), Paramount, 1965
- Antoinette, A Flea in Her Ear (also known as La puce a l'oreille), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
- Mrs. Andy, Battle of Britain, United Artists, 1969
- Lucy Paxton, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Warner Bros., 1970
- Sinofar, Duel, BBC, 1978
- Anna, Real Life, Bedford Productions, 1983
- (As Mrs. Glover) Mrs. Donovan, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,Paramount, 1989
- Baroness, Valmont, Orion, 1989
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El fraile (also known as The Final Temptation and The Monk), 1990
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The House of Angelo, Tripal Productions, 1997
- Sheila Bailey, The Match (also known as The Beautiful Game), Gramercy, 1999
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Female alien, Alien Attack, ITC, 1976
- Christina, Forgotten Love Songs (also known as BBC2 Play of theWeek: Forgotten Love Songs), BBC, 1978
- Flor Beniform, The History Man (also known as Malcolm Bradbury's The History Man), BBC, 1981
- Jenny Diver, The Beggar's Opera, RM Arts, 1983
- Eileen, Tennis Court (also known as Hammer House of Mystery andSuspense: Tennis Court), Hammer, 1984
- Mrs. Hawkins, Treasure Island, Fox, 1990
- Katherine Dunbar, Advocates I, 1991
- Hillary Drummond, The Office, 1996
- Jamie's mother, In Your Dreams, BBC, 1997
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True Tilda, BBC, 1997
- Mary Weston, Heaven on Earth, BBC, 1998
- Florence Stockton, Dalziel and Pascoe: Foreign Bodies, 2000
- Also appeared in Rookery Nook.
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Episodic
- Bride, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station," The Avengers, ITV, 1967
- Janine Flambeaau, "The Ex-King of Diamonds," The Saint, ITV, 1969
- Anne Winters, "A Red Red Rose Forever," Jason King, 1971
- Female alien, "War Games," Space: 1999, syndicated, 1975
- Carla, "Journey to Where," Space: 1999, syndicated, 1976
- Sinofar, "Duel," Blake's 7, BBC 1, 1978
- Nurse Bradley, "Dear Diary," Only When I Laugh, 1981
- Esabella, "The King's Demons," Doctor Who, BBC, 1983
- Lisa Berkeley, "Romance," King & Castle, 1986
- Penny Osmond, "Backlash," Cats Eyes, 1987
- Caroline Mortlake, "Pillow Talk," Boon, ITV, 1991
- Janey Wilson, "Cherubim and Seraphim," Inspector Morse, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
- Janet Wendell, Medics, 1993
- Stroma Kennedy, "No Time for Heroes," Doctor Finlay, PBS, 1995
- Rosalie Martin, "Fun Times for Swingers," A Touch of Frost, ITV, 1996
- Rosalie Martin, "True Confessions," A Touch of Frost, ITV, 1997
- Barbara Chambers, "Too Many Cooks," The Bill, 1998
- Myrtle Quincy, "The Worsted Viper," The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries, BBC America, 1999
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Series
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The Liars, 1966
- Jane number two, The Dickie Henderson Show, 1968
- Lady Caroline number two, When the Boat Comes In, BBC, 1976
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An Englishman's Castle, BBC, 1978
- Laura Miles, The Bounder, ITV, 1982
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Miniseries
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Alexa, BBC, 1982
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Boogie Outlaws, 1987
- Ruth, Mother Love, PBS, 1989
- Claire Carlsen, The Final Cut, HBO, 1995
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RECORDINGS
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Taped Readings
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Best Twentieth Century Poetry, HarperCollins, 2001
- Also recorded the following books on tape, published by HarperCollins: While the Light Lasts;
House of Echos;
A Dark Blue Perfume andOther Stories;
A Needle for the Devil;
The Tree of Hands;
Vanity Dies Hard;
Erskine--Midnight Is a Lonely Place; and Erskine--Lady of Hay.
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