Caroline John

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1940-10-11 (72 years old)

Deathday

2012-06-05

Place of Birth

York, England, UK

Caroline John

Biography

Caroline Frances John was an English actress. She played classical roles on the stage and also portrayed Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, as well as several other television roles.

Acting

1989

The Woman in Black

as Stella's Mother

1998

The Woodlanders

as Housekeeper

1985

Santa Claus: The Movie

as Village Woman (uncredited)

1955

Raising a Riot

as Child at Party

1996

Kiss and Tell

as Avril Owens

1992

Bad Girl

as Mrs Carter

1995

The Devil of Winterborne

as Dr. Elizabeth Shaw

1986

Link

as Mrs Miller

1973

Assassin

as Ann

1970

Doctor Who: Inferno

as Liz Shaw / Section Leader Elizabeth Shaw

1994

The Zero Imperative

as Dr. Elizabeth Shaw

1996

Unnatural Selection

as Dr. Elizabeth Shaw

1996

Ghosts of Winterborne

as Dr. Elizabeth Shaw

2003

Love Actually

as Sam's Grandmother

1984

The Razor's Edge

as Mrs. Mackenzie

1983

A Pattern of Roses

as Vicar's Wife

1994

The Stranger: Breach of the Peace

as Detective Chief Inspector Diana Sellars

2013

1963

The King's Breakfast

as The Queen's Maid

2010

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

as Liz Shaw (archive footage)

1984

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

as Liz Shaw (archive footage) (uncredited)

2008

The Ties That Bind Us

as Liz Shaw (archive footage)

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