Carolyn Seymour
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.
Filmography
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self
Hard Four
as Maxine De Winter
Hard Four
as Maxine De Winter
I Witness
as Lady Anne
I Witness
as Lady Anne
Ablaze
as Vivian Sims
Ablaze
as Vivian Sims
Behind the Life of Chris Gaines
as Carolyn Johnns-Gaines
Behind the Life of Chris Gaines
as Carolyn Johnns-Gaines
Interruptions
as Malcolm's Mother
Interruptions
as Malcolm's Mother
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
as Elder God #2
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
as Elder God #2
Congo
as Eleanor Romy
Congo
as Eleanor Romy
Reform School Girl
as Mrs. Evelyn Turnbull
Reform School Girl
as Mrs. Evelyn Turnbull
Blue Bayou
as Raleigh McMain
Blue Bayou
as Raleigh McMain
Midnight Cabaret
as Orion
Midnight Cabaret
as Orion
Condor
as Rachel Hawkins
Condor
as Rachel Hawkins
Girls of the White Orchid
as Madame Mori
Girls of the White Orchid
as Madame Mori
Mr. Mom
as Eve
Mr. Mom
as Eve
The Last Ninja
as Lydia
The Last Ninja
as Lydia
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
as The Actress
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
as The Actress
Modesty Blaise
as Debbie DeFarge
Modesty Blaise
as Debbie DeFarge
Mistress of Paradise
as Adele
Mistress of Paradise
as Adele
Zorro, The Gay Blade
as Dolores
Zorro, The Gay Blade
as Dolores
The Bitch
as Polly Logan
The Bitch
as Polly Logan
The Odd Job
as Angie
The Odd Job
as Angie
The Assignment
as Danica
The Assignment
as Danica
The Prodigal Daughter
as Christine Smith
The Prodigal Daughter
as Christine Smith
Yellow Dog
as Della
Yellow Dog
as Della
The Greeks and Their Gifts
as Angela Harrison
The Greeks and Their Gifts
as Angela Harrison
The Ruling Class
as Grace Shelley
The Ruling Class
as Grace Shelley
Steptoe & Son
as Zita Steptoe
Steptoe & Son
as Zita Steptoe
Gumshoe
as Alison Wyatt
Gumshoe
as Alison Wyatt
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
as Silvia
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
as Silvia