Carolyn Seymour

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-11-06 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Carolyn Seymour

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 t...

Acting

1995

Congo

as Eleanor Romy

1972

1983

Mr. Mom

as Eve

1971

Gumshoe

as Alison Wyatt

2007

Hard Four

as Maxine De Winter

1975

The Prodigal Daughter

as Christine Smith

1986

Condor

as Rachel Hawkins

1994

Reform School Girl

as Mrs. Evelyn Turnbull

1972

The Ruling Class

as Grace Shelley

1972

The Greeks and Their Gifts

as Angela Harrison

1997

1983

1990

1979

The Bitch

as Polly Logan

1983

2002

Ablaze

as Vivian Sims

1973

Yellow Dog

as Della

1982

Modesty Blaise

as Debbie DeFarge

1978

The Odd Job

as Angie

1977

1981

1999

Behind the Life of Chris Gaines

as Carolyn Johnns-Gaines

1990

Blue Bayou

as Raleigh McMain

2003

I Witness

as Lady Anne

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