- Carolyn Seymour
Carolyn Seymour (born
November 6 1947 inAylesbury ,Buckinghamshire ) is an English actress, best associated with portraying the role of Abby Grant in theBBC series "Survivors " in 1975.Her birth name was Carolyn von Beckdendorf, as a result of her mixed ancestry (her father was Russian and her mother was Irish.)
One of her earliest TV roles was as the journalist Jenny in the BBC drama series "
Take Three Girls ". In 1972 she appeared as Zita in the film "Steptoe and Son" alongsideHarry H. Corbett andWilfrid Brambell . Her best known movie role remains Grace Gurney in "The Ruling Class" in 1972, opposite Peter O'Toole in his Oscar nominated performance.She left "Survivors" at the end of its first season, having disagreed with its producer,
Terence Dudley over the direction that the show and her character was taking. She appeared in ' and with "Joan Collins " in "The Bitch ". She then moved to America and made numerous television appearances including "Hart to Hart ", "Modesty Blaise", "Family Ties ", "Cagney & Lacey ", "Remington Steele ", "Magnum, P.I. ", "The Twilight Zone ", "Murder She Wrote ", "Matlock", "Quantum Leap", the ' episodes "Contagion" ," "First Contact" ," "Face of the Enemy", "L.A. Law ", "Red Shoe Diaries ", the "" episodes "Cathexis" and "Persistence of Vision", "Babylon 5 " and "ER".She has also provided voice for several
Star Wars video games, portraying characters such asShmi Skywalker andMon Mothma . Also provides the voice for the Locust "Queen" inGears of War and Dr.Chakwas inMass Effect .Carolyn played the Elder God of Water inMortal Kombat Annihilation External links
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* [http://www.survivorstvseries.com/Carolyn_Interview.htm Interview with Carolyn Seymour about "Survivors"]
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