Carolyn Seymour
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1947-11-06 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Carolyn von Benckendorf
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (41)
ER
1994
as Dr. Skoft
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Subcommander Taris / Mirasta Yale / Commander Toreth
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Alice Montrose / Pauline Constable / Nellie Ruddy
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Nina
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Mrs. Templeton
Babylon 5
1994
as Senator Crosby
Chicago Hope
1994
as Board Member
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Elizabeth, Lady Ashley / Leeann
Quantum Leap
1989
as Zoey / Priscilla Stoltz
Judging Amy
1999
as Atty. Marla Rosen
L.A. Law
1986
as Vivian Askoff
Matlock
1986
as Christina Harrison Ward / Dr. Vanessa Sedgwick / Iris Vogel
Family Ties
1982
as Lorraine Ferrar
Hart to Hart
1979
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Ye Gods")
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Aisha Candisha (voice) / Andrea Caldwell / Director
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Kala In-Ze (voice)
Remington Steele
1982
as Shelby Haines
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Angela Harrison
Red Shoe Diaries
1992
as Choreographer
Still Standing
2002
as Beverly Gerber
Space: 1999
1975
as Eva
The Flash
1990
as Jocelyn Weller
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Vicky
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Aleutian Woman (voice) / Mother (voice)
The Greatest American Hero
1981
as Kris Peterson
Justice
1971
as Joy Mostyn
Dark Justice
1991
Return of the Saint
1978
as Lady Greer Stevens
Rebel Highway
1994
as Evelyn Turnbull
Blue Thunder
1984
as Helen
Survivors
1975
as Abby Grant
Snoops
1989
as Antiques Clerk
Masquerade
1983
Cassie & Co.
1982
as Jeanne
Jack's Place
1992
Otherworld
1985
as Prime Manager
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989
as Dorothy Difrasso
Murphy's Law
1988
Take Three Girls
1969
as Jenny
Movies (30)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
as Elder God #2
Congo
1995
as Eleanor Romy
Ablaze
2002
as Vivian Sims
Mr. Mom
1983
as Eve
I Witness
2003
as Lady Anne
Interruptions
1997
as Malcolm's Mother
Blue Bayou
1990
as Raleigh McMain
Modesty Blaise
1982
as Debbie DeFarge
The Bitch
1979
as Polly Logan
Midnight Cabaret
1990
as Orion
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
as Madame Mori
The Ruling Class
1972
as Grace Shelley
Hard Four
2007
as Maxine De Winter
Yellow Dog
1973
as Della
Zorro, The Gay Blade
1981
as Dolores
Reform School Girl
1994
as Mrs. Evelyn Turnbull
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022
as Self
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
1983
as The Actress
The Last Ninja
1983
as Lydia
Gumshoe
1971
as Alison Wyatt
Condor
1986
as Rachel Hawkins
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
1971
as Silvia
Steptoe & Son
1972
as Zita Steptoe
The Odd Job
1978
as Angie
Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend - The Live Show
2024
as Old Emily / Light Bucca
Mistress of Paradise
1981
as Adele
The Assignment
1977
as Danica
The Greeks and Their Gifts
1972
as Angela Harrison
Behind the Life of Chris Gaines
1999
as Carolyn Johnns-Gaines
The Prodigal Daughter
1975
as Christine Smith
About 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… With 71 credits spanning from 1967 to 2024, Carolyn Seymour has appeared in 30 films and 41 TV shows.
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- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) — as Elder God #2
- Congo (1995) — as Eleanor Romy
- Ablaze (2002) — as Vivian Sims
- Mr. Mom (1983) — as Eve
- I Witness (2003) — as Lady Anne
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