Carolyn Seymour
Acting
Born: November 6, 1947 (age 78) · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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 the direction the show and her character were taking. She appeared in the Space: 1999 episode "The Seance Spectre", and with Joan Collins in The Bitch. She then moved to the United States and made numerous television appearances including Hart to Hart, Modesty Blaise, Family Ties, Cagney & Lacey, Remington Steele, Magnum, P.I., The Twilight Zone, Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, Quantum Leap; Star Trek: The Next Generation, Civil Wars, L.A. Law, Red Shoe Diaries, Star Trek: Voyager, and ER. She has also contributed voice work for several Star Wars video games, portraying characters such as Shmi Skywalker and Mon Mothma. She provides the voice for the Locust Queen Myrrah in Gears of War, Dr. Karin Chakwas in the Mass Effect series and the Elder God of Water in Mortal Kombat Annihilation. She has played in audio plays by L.A. Theatre Works and The Hollywood Theater of the Ear, and recently began narrating audiobooks. Since 2014, she has played Abby Grant in Big Finish Productions' Survivors series, based on the book by Terry Nation and the television series. From 2014 onwards, she has voiced Bierce in Dark Deception.
Known for
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Congo
1995
ER
1994
Quantum Leap
1989
Babylon 5
1994
The Flash
1990
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
Photos (2)
Movies (26)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Elder God #2
Congo
Eleanor Romy
Girls of the White Orchid
Madame Mori
Mr. Mom
Eve
Zorro, The Gay Blade
Dolores
The Ruling Class
Grace Shelley
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
The Actress
The Bitch
Polly Logan
Steptoe & Son
Zita Steptoe
The Last Ninja
Lydia
I Witness
Lady Anne
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
Silvia
Interruptions
Malcolm's Mother
The Odd Job
Angie
Behind the Life of Chris Gaines
Carolyn Johnns-Gaines
Yellow Dog
Della
Reform School Girl
Mrs. Evelyn Turnbull
Gumshoe
Alison Wyatt
Ablaze
Vivian Sims
Condor
Rachel Hawkins
Hard Four
Maxine De Winter
Mistress of Paradise
Adele
Blue Bayou
Raleigh McMain
Modesty Blaise
Debbie DeFarge
Midnight Cabaret
Orion
The Assignment
Danica
TV Shows (49)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Subcommander Taris · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Mirasta Yale · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Commander Toreth · 1 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Mrs. Templeton · 2 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Alice Montrose · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Pauline Constable · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Nellie Ruddy · 1 eps
ER
Dr. Skoft · 1 eps
Babylon 5
Senator Crosby · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Board Member · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Vivian Askoff · 2 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
Nina · 1 eps
Judging Amy
Atty. Marla Rosen · 1 eps
Quantum Leap
Zoey · 3 eps
Quantum Leap
Priscilla Stoltz · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Elizabeth, Lady Ashley · 2 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Leeann · 1 eps
Matlock
Christina Harrison Ward · 1 eps
Matlock
Dr. Vanessa Sedgwick · 1 eps
Matlock
Iris Vogel · 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Aisha Candisha (voice) · 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Andrea Caldwell / Director · 1 eps
Cagney & Lacey
2 eps
Family Ties
Lorraine Ferrar · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Ye Gods") · 1 eps
Hart to Hart
1 eps
Remington Steele
Shelby Haines · 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Kala In-Ze (voice) · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Angela Harrison · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Vicky · 1 eps
Space: 1999
Eva · 1 eps
Still Standing
Beverly Gerber · 1 eps
Red Shoe Diaries
Choreographer · 1 eps
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Aleutian Woman (voice) / Mother (voice) · 1 eps
The Flash
Jocelyn Weller · 1 eps
The Greatest American Hero
Kris Peterson · 1 eps
Rebel Highway
Evelyn Turnbull · 1 eps
Justice
Joy Mostyn · 1 eps
Return of the Saint
Lady Greer Stevens · 1 eps
Snoops
Antiques Clerk · 1 eps
Survivors
Abby Grant · 13 eps
Dark Justice
1 eps
Blue Thunder
Helen · 1 eps
Cassie & Co.
Jeanne · 1 eps
Masquerade
1 eps
Jack's Place
1 eps
Otherworld
Prime Manager · 1 eps
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Dorothy Difrasso · 6 eps
Murphy's Law
1 eps
