Blackman is best known for her portrayal of Pussy Galore in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Previously, she had played Cathy Gale on the The Avengers alongside Patrick MacNee. Blackman left the series to appear in Goldfinger and would be replaced by Diana Rigg would who play the iconic Emma Peel as the British TV series went across the Atlantic.
The lion's share of Blackman's career was spent on the British stage or TV although she would make occasional appearances on American TV when she and Richard Basehart playing a murderous couple on a 1972 episode of Columbo called Dagger of the Mind or in American movies like The Diary of Bridget Jones. Younger British audiences might remember Blackman in the ITV comedy The Upper Hand. Blackman, who acted until she was nearly 90, was also active supporter of Britain's Liberal Democratic Party. She also occasionally released music last doing so in 2009 with the UK single "The Star Who Fell From Grace". Blackman never did. R.I.P.
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