Isla Blair Biography (1944-)

Born September 29, 1944, in Bangalore, India; daughter of Ian Baxter and Violet Barbara (maiden name, Skeoch) Blair-Hill; married Julian Glover (an actor). Addresses: Office: c/o Incoming Mail, BBC Television Centre, Woodlane, London, W12 7RJ.; Contact: c/o Shepherd & Ford Associates, 13 Radner Walk, London SW3 4BP.

Nationality
Indian
Gender
Female
Birth Details
September 29, 1944
Bangalore, India

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Philia, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Strand Theatre, London, 1963
  • Emilia, The Man of Mode, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1971
  • Rhoda, Popkiss, Cambridge Theatre Company, Globe Theatre, London,1972
  • Thorndike, 1973 then 1976.
  • Leatherhead, 1973 then 1976.
  • Viola, Twelfth Night, Prospect Theatre Company, 1973
  • The Grand Tour, 1973
  • Desdemona, Othello, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal, 1974-1975
  • Mary, Vivat! Vivat Regina!, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal, 1974-1975
  • Dottie, Jumpers, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal, 1974-1975
  • Maggie Hobson, Hobson's Choice, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal, 1974-1975
  • Varya, The Cherry Orchard, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal,1974-1975
  • Heloise, Abelard and Heloise, Bristol Old Vic, London, Theatre Royal, 1974-1975
  • Maurille, Blues Whites and Reds, Birmingham Repertory, 1974
  • Lydia Languish, The Rivals, Bucks County Playhouse, PA, 1975
  • Amanda, Private Lives, 1976
  • Lydia Languish, The Rivals, Prospect, 1978
  • Sept, Old Vic, London, 1978
  • Regan, King Lear, Old Vic, London, 1978
  • Gilda, Design for Living, Nottingham Playhouse, 1979
  • Miss Biddy, Miss in Her Teens, Old Vic, London, 1979
  • Leonora, The Padlock, Old Vic, London, 1979
  • Geraldine, What the Butler Saw, Old Vic, London, 1979
  • In Praise of Love, Theatre Royal Bath Productions, 2001
  • Also appeared as Sorel Bliss, Hay Fever; Nora, A Doll's House; Aldwych, Sept, and Aglaya, Subject to Fits; Fanny Burney, Boswell's Life of Johnson; Kate, Kiss Me, Kate; Clea, Black Comedy; Millie, The Browning Version; Sarah, Say Who You Are; Myra,Hay Fever; Ruth, So Long on Lonely Street; Linda and Maude, Suite in Two Keys; Mrs. Erlynne, Lady Windermere's Fan; Belise, The Sisterhood; Minerva Chichester, Marchesa Matilde Spina; Jenny, The Health Farm; Lady Teazle, The School for Scandal; IreneMolloy, The Matchmaker, Chichester Theatre; Lady Caroline, When theBoat Comes In; title role, Jean Brodie, Open University; Flora, The History Man; Jenny Diver, The Beggars' Opera; and Ruth, Mother Love; also appeared in Relatively Speaking; Thieves' Carnival; Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, Ambassadors, London, and Doolittle Theatre; Henry IV; and Keyboard Skills.
  • Major Tours
  • Miss Julie, Prospect, 1975
  • Sept and Regan, King Lear, Australian tour, 1978
  • Brassed Off, 1999
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1999-?
  • Sense and Sensibility, English cities, 2000-?
  • Film Appearances
  • Pretty girl, Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (also known as The Blood Suckers), Paramount, 1965
  • Antoinette, A Flea in Her Ear (also known as La puce a l'oreille), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
  • Mrs. Andy, Battle of Britain, United Artists, 1969
  • Lucy Paxton, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Warner Bros., 1970
  • Sinofar, Duel, BBC, 1978
  • Anna, Real Life, Bedford Productions, 1983
  • (As Mrs. Glover) Mrs. Donovan, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,Paramount, 1989
  • Baroness, Valmont, Orion, 1989
  • El fraile (also known as The Final Temptation and The Monk), 1990
  • The House of Angelo, Tripal Productions, 1997
  • Sheila Bailey, The Match (also known as The Beautiful Game), Gramercy, 1999
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Female alien, Alien Attack, ITC, 1976
  • Christina, Forgotten Love Songs (also known as BBC2 Play of theWeek: Forgotten Love Songs), BBC, 1978
  • Flor Beniform, The History Man (also known as Malcolm Bradbury's The History Man), BBC, 1981
  • Jenny Diver, The Beggar's Opera, RM Arts, 1983
  • Eileen, Tennis Court (also known as Hammer House of Mystery andSuspense: Tennis Court), Hammer, 1984
  • Mrs. Hawkins, Treasure Island, Fox, 1990
  • Katherine Dunbar, Advocates I, 1991
  • Hillary Drummond, The Office, 1996
  • Jamie's mother, In Your Dreams, BBC, 1997
  • True Tilda, BBC, 1997
  • Mary Weston, Heaven on Earth, BBC, 1998
  • Florence Stockton, Dalziel and Pascoe: Foreign Bodies, 2000
  • Also appeared in Rookery Nook.
  • Episodic
  • Bride, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station," The Avengers, ITV, 1967
  • Janine Flambeaau, "The Ex-King of Diamonds," The Saint, ITV, 1969
  • Anne Winters, "A Red Red Rose Forever," Jason King, 1971
  • Female alien, "War Games," Space: 1999, syndicated, 1975
  • Carla, "Journey to Where," Space: 1999, syndicated, 1976
  • Sinofar, "Duel," Blake's 7, BBC 1, 1978
  • Nurse Bradley, "Dear Diary," Only When I Laugh, 1981
  • Esabella, "The King's Demons," Doctor Who, BBC, 1983
  • Lisa Berkeley, "Romance," King & Castle, 1986
  • Penny Osmond, "Backlash," Cats Eyes, 1987
  • Caroline Mortlake, "Pillow Talk," Boon, ITV, 1991
  • Janey Wilson, "Cherubim and Seraphim," Inspector Morse, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
  • Janet Wendell, Medics, 1993
  • Stroma Kennedy, "No Time for Heroes," Doctor Finlay, PBS, 1995
  • Rosalie Martin, "Fun Times for Swingers," A Touch of Frost, ITV, 1996
  • Rosalie Martin, "True Confessions," A Touch of Frost, ITV, 1997
  • Barbara Chambers, "Too Many Cooks," The Bill, 1998
  • Myrtle Quincy, "The Worsted Viper," The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries, BBC America, 1999
  • Series
  • The Liars, 1966
  • Jane number two, The Dickie Henderson Show, 1968
  • Lady Caroline number two, When the Boat Comes In, BBC, 1976
  • An Englishman's Castle, BBC, 1978
  • Laura Miles, The Bounder, ITV, 1982
  • Miniseries
  • Alexa, BBC, 1982
  • Boogie Outlaws, 1987
  • Ruth, Mother Love, PBS, 1989
  • Claire Carlsen, The Final Cut, HBO, 1995
  • RECORDINGS
  • Taped Readings
  • Best Twentieth Century Poetry, HarperCollins, 2001
  • Also recorded the following books on tape, published by HarperCollins: While the Light Lasts; House of Echos; A Dark Blue Perfume andOther Stories; A Needle for the Devil; The Tree of Hands;Vanity Dies Hard; Erskine--Midnight Is a Lonely Place; and Erskine--Lady of Hay.