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Caroline John

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Born: October 11, 1940
Died: June 5, 2012
From: York, England, UK

Also known as

Caroline Frances 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.

Known for

Love Actually

1963 Series 7.9

The Woman in Black

Santa Claus: The Movie

PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

PROBE: The Zero Imperative

Filmography

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2021

Nick & Caroline: Uncut!

2017

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

2013

Carry On: The Life of Caroline John

Acting (archival footage)

2010

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

Acting (Liz Shaw (archive footage))

2008

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

The Ties That Bind Us

Acting (Liz Shaw (archive footage))

2006

Vital Signs

Acting (Mrs Carter) 1 EP

2003

Love Actually

Acting (Sam's Grandmother)

1998

The Woodlanders

Acting (Housekeeper)

1996

Kiss and Tell

Acting (Avril Owens)

PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne

Acting (Dr. Elizabeth Shaw)

PROBE: Unnatural Selection

Acting (Dr. Elizabeth Shaw)

1995

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne

Acting (Dr. Elizabeth Shaw)

Acting (Janet Young) 5 EP

1994

The Stranger: Breach of the Peace

Acting (Detective Chief Inspector Diana Sellars)

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Acting (Mrs Carmac) 1 EP

PROBE: The Zero Imperative

Acting (Dr. Elizabeth Shaw)

1993

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Acting (Liz Shaw)

1992

Acting (Mrs Carter)

1991

The House of Eliott

Acting (Lilian Brownlow) 1 EP

In Suspicious Circumstances

Acting (Mabel Ramsay) 1 EP

The Stranger

Acting (Detective Chief Inspector Diana Sellars) 1 EP

1989

The Woman in Black

Acting (Stella's Mother)

1986

Acting (Edith Howlett) 1 EP

Acting (Mrs. Miller)

1985

Santa Claus: The Movie

Acting (Village Woman (uncredited))

1984

The Razor's Edge

Acting (Mrs. Mackenzie)

Sherlock Holmes

Acting (Mrs Carnac) 1 EP

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

Acting (Liz Shaw (archive footage) (uncredited))

1983

A Pattern of Roses

Acting (Vicar's Wife)

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Acting (Liz Shaw)