Acting
Carolyn Seymour
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.
Filmography
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Film · 2022
Hard Four
Film · 2007
I Witness
Film · 2003
Ablaze
Film · 2002
Still Standing
Series · 2002
Malcolm in the Middle
Series · 2000
Behind the Life of Chris Gaines
Film · 1999
Judging Amy
Series · 1999
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Film · 1997
Interruptions
Film · 1997
Superman: The Animated Series
Series · 1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Series · 1996
Congo
Film · 1995
Star Trek: Voyager
Series · 1995
Reform School Girl
Film · 1994
Babylon 5
Series · 1994
Chicago Hope
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Rebel Highway
Series · 1994
Jack's Place
Series · 1992
Red Shoe Diaries
Series · 1992
Dark Justice
Series · 1991
Midnight Cabaret
Film · 1990
Blue Bayou
Film · 1990
The Flash
Series · 1990
Quantum Leap
Series · 1989
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Series · 1989
Quantum Leap
Series · 1989
Snoops
Series · 1989
Murphy's Law
Series · 1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series · 1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series · 1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series · 1987
Condor
Film · 1986
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
Otherworld
Series · 1985
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Tales from the Darkside
Series · 1984
Blue Thunder
Series · 1984
Tales from the Darkside
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Mr. Mom
Film · 1983
The Last Ninja
Film · 1983
Girls of the White Orchid
Film · 1983
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
Film · 1983
Masquerade
Series · 1983
Modesty Blaise
Film · 1982
Family Ties
Series · 1982
Remington Steele
Series · 1982
Cagney & Lacey
Series · 1982
Cassie & Co.
Series · 1982
Zorro, The Gay Blade
Film · 1981
Mistress of Paradise
Film · 1981
The Greatest American Hero
Series · 1981
Magnum, P.I.
Series · 1980
Magnum, P.I.
Series · 1980
The Bitch
Film · 1979
Hart to Hart
Series · 1979
The Odd Job
Film · 1978
Return of the Saint
Series · 1978
The Assignment
Film · 1977
The Prodigal Daughter
Film · 1975
Survivors
Series · 1975
Space: 1999
Series · 1975
Yellow Dog
Film · 1973
Steptoe & Son
Film · 1972
The Ruling Class
Film · 1972
The Greeks and Their Gifts
Film · 1972
Gumshoe
Film · 1971
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
Film · 1971
Justice
Series · 1971
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Series · 1969
Take Three Girls
Series · 1969
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967