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Carolyn Seymour (born 6 November 1947) is an English actress, best known for portraying the role of Abby Grant in the BBC series Survivors. Born Carolyn von Benckendorf in Buckinghamshire, to a Russian father and an Irish mother. One of her earliest television roles was as Jenny in the BBC drama series Take Three Girls. and an early film appearance was as Zita in the film Steptoe and Son (1972) alongside Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell. Her best-known movie role remains Grace Gurney in The Ruling Class (also 1972), opposite Peter O'Toole. She left Survivors at the end of its first series, due to disagreements with the producers over the direction the show and her character were taking. She appeared in the Space: 1999 episode "The Seance Spectre", and with Joan Collins in The Bitch. She then moved to the United States 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; Star Trek: The Next Generation, Civil Wars, L.A. Law, Red Shoe Diaries, Star Trek: Voyager, and ER. She has also contributed voice work for several Star Wars video games, portraying characters such as Shmi Skywalker and Mon Mothma. She provides the voice for the Locust Queen Myrrah in Gears of War, Dr. Karin Chakwas in the Mass Effect series and the Elder God of Water in Mortal Kombat Annihilation. She has played in audio plays by L.A. Theatre Works and The Hollywood Theater of the Ear, and recently began narrating audiobooks. Since 2014, she has played Abby Grant in Big Finish Productions' Survivors series, based on the book by Terry Nation and the television series. From 2014 onwards, she has voiced Bierce in Dark Deception.
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- wc Gender: Female
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1947-11-06
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 4
- info Birth Place Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Carolyn Seymour
5.6
Congo
1995-06-09
6.5
Steptoe & Son
1972-03-01
6.6
Mr. Mom
1983-07-22
6.3
Gumshoe
1971-12-01
5.5
Hard Four
2007-11-01
6.8
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
1971-06-13
4
The Prodigal Daughter
1975-01-01
5.1
Condor
1986-08-10
7.6
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022-11-26
5
Reform School Girl
1994-09-23
6.5
The Ruling Class
1972-09-13
0
The Greeks and Their Gifts
1972-06-20
4.6
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997-11-11
3.2
The Last Ninja
1983-07-07
1.5
Midnight Cabaret
1990-01-01
4.8
The Bitch
1979-09-19
5.2
Girls of the White Orchid
1983-11-28
3.9
Ablaze
2002-07-16
2.2
Yellow Dog
1973-08-11
3.2
Modesty Blaise
1982-01-01
5.9
The Odd Job
1978-08-31
6
The Assignment
1977-07-11
5.9
Zorro, The Gay Blade
1981-07-17
0
Behind the Life of Chris Gaines
1999-11-24
5
Mistress of Paradise
1981-10-04
0
Blue Bayou
1990-01-15
7.1
L.A. Law
1986-09-15
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980-12-11
7.3
Family Ties
1982-09-22
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984-09-30
7.1
Remington Steele
1982-10-01
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28
5
Otherworld
1985-01-26
7.5
Judging Amy
1999-09-19
7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
1995-01-16
7.2
Matlock
1986-03-03
7.8
The Twilight Zone
1985-09-27
8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
2000-01-09
8.1
Quantum Leap
1989-03-26
8
Babylon 5
1994-01-26
6.8
Hart to Hart
1979-09-22
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982-03-25
7.6
Superman: The Animated Series
1996-09-06
4.5
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989-04-30
7.2
Chicago Hope
1994-09-18
6.9
Blue Thunder
1984-01-06
6.8
Dark Justice
1991-04-05
5
Murphy's Law
1988-11-02
8
Jack's Place
1992-05-26
5
Masquerade
1983-12-15
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984-09-30
7.9
Survivors
1975-04-16
8.1
Quantum Leap
1989-03-26
7.8
ER
1994-09-19
7
Return of the Saint
1978-09-10
6
Justice
1971-10-08
7.4
The Flash
1990-09-20
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28
7.2
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996-08-26
0
Take Three Girls
1969-11-17
7.1
Space: 1999
1975-09-04
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30
5
Snoops
1989-09-22
7
Still Standing
2002-09-30