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.

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