Acting
Isla Blair
Born September 29, 1944 · Bangalore, India
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.
Known for
8.2
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Mrs. Donovan
6.3
Johnny English Reborn
Shirley
7.5
A Hard Day's Night
Actress (uncredited)
8.4
Doctor Who
Isabella
7.9
Midsomer Murders
Dr. Jane Moore
7.0
Battle of Britain
Mrs. Andy
7.0
Valmont
Baroness
6.6
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Pretty Girl (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")
6.3
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Lucy Paxton
7.3
Space: 1999
Carla, Female Alien
7.0
Treasure Island
Mrs. Hawkins
8.3
The Avengers
Bride
7.9
Grantchester
Gladys Sheppard
7.8
Father Brown
Nanny Langton
8.2
Inspector Morse
Janey Wilson
7.5
The Saint
Janine Flambeau
7.9
A Touch of Frost
Rosalie Martin
8.0
New Tricks
Alice Pimley
8.0
Blake's 7
Sinofar
8.0
The Final Cut
Claire Carlsen
Filmography
- 2022The Ghost of Richard HarrisSelfMovie
- 2022The Reverend and Mrs SimpsonOlder AnnaMovie
- 2020In Search of DraculaHerselfMovie
- 2017Amy and SophiaVivienMovie
- 2017Last WordsMotherMovie
- 2014GrantchesterGladys SheppardSeries
- 2013Father BrownNanny LangtonSeries
- 2011Johnny English RebornShirleyMovie
- 2010Single FatherBeattySeries
- 2009Law & Order: UKSeries
- 2007Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80sNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2005The Quatermass ExperimentBlakerMovie
- 2004New TricksAlice PimleySeries
- 2003AfterLifeDr JacksonMovie
- 2002Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage WarMatronMovie
- 1999The Greatest Store in the WorldGrand LadyMovie
- 1999The MatchSheila BaileyMovie
- 1998Heaven on EarthMary WestonMovie
- 1997In Your DreamsJamie's MotherMovie
- 1997Midsomer MurdersDr. Jane MooreSeries
- 1997True TildaMrs. MortimerSeries
- 1996The OfficeHillary DrummondMovie
- 1995The Final CutClaire CarlsenSeries
- 1992A Touch of FrostRosalie MartinSeries
- 1992HeartbeatElaine AubreySeries
- 1991Pebble MillSelfSeries
- 1991In Suspicious CircumstancesFrances OrmeSeries
- 1991The AdvocatesKatherine DunbarSeries
- 1990Treasure IslandMrs. HawkinsMovie
- 1990The MonkMother AguedaMovie
- 1989ValmontBaronessMovie
- 1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeMrs. DonovanMovie
- 1987Boogie OutlawsInspector LeesleySeries
- 1987Inspector MorseJaney WilsonSeries
- 1986Blake's 7: DuelSinofarMovie
- 1985C.A.T.S. EyesSeries
- 1985PoppylandConstance ScottMovie
- 1985Off PeakElizabethMovie
- 1984Tennis CourtEileenMovie
- 1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseEileenSeries
- 1984Real LifeAnnaMovie
- 1984Six Centuries of VerseSelf - ReaderSeries
- 1983TaggartSeries
- 1983Doctor Who: The King's DemonsIsabellaMovie
- 1983The Beggar's OperaJenny DiverMovie
- 1982The BounderLaura MilesSeries
- 1982AlexaAlexaSeries
- 1981The History ManFlora BeniformSeries
- 1980Alien AttackFemale AlienMovie
- 1979Only When I LaughBradleySeries
- 1978An Englishman's CastleJillSeries
- 1978Wilde AllianceHelen BardsleySeries
- 1978Forgotten Love SongsChristinaMovie
- 1978Blake's 7SinofarSeries
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekChristinaSeries
- 1976The CrezzSeries
- 1976One-UpmanshipSeries
- 1975Space: 1999Carla, Female AlienSeries
- 1975QuillerGermaine AllenbySeries
- 1974The Canterville GhostLady StutfieldMovie
- 1974Fall of EaglesGrand Duchess EllaSeries
- 1973WarshipSeries
- 1972The RegimentSeries
- 1971Jason KingSeries
- 1970The Hero of My LifeEllen TernanMovie
- 1970Taste the Blood of DraculaLucy PaxtonMovie
- 1969Battle of BritainMrs. AndyMovie
- 1969Department SElaineSeries
- 1968A Flea in Her EarAntoinette, Charles' WifeMovie
- 1967Mickey DunneBabs Chesterton-ManvilleSeries
- 1967Present LaughterDaphne StillingtonMovie
- 1966The LiarsSarahSeries
- 1965Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsPretty Girl (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")Movie
- 1964A Hard Day's NightActress (uncredited)Movie
- 1963Doctor WhoIsabellaSeries
- 1962The SaintJanine FlambeauSeries
- 1961The AvengersBrideSeries
- 1960The Dickie Henderson ShowJaneSeries
- 1955Dixon of Dock GreenFleur HarrisSeries