Pauline Peart | |
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Born | Pauline Peart 31 October 1951 |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Model |
Years active | 1970–present |
Children | 2 |
Pauline Peart (born 31 October 1951) is a Jamaican actress and model who rose to prominence from her roles in a large number of films and television series including parts the Carry On and Hammer Horror film series.
Born in Jamaica, Peart won the title of Miss Jamaica before she moved to England in 1966. [1] [2]
Making her debut as an extra in The Firechasers (1971), Peart's other film roles include Suburban Wives (1972) and Nobody Ordered Love (1972). Her breakthrough role, however, was as a vampire in the Hammer Horror film The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) opposite Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Following on from this, Peart appeared as Gloria Winch, a beauty contestant, in the comedy film Carry On Girls (1973). She then played Arthur Lowe's secretary in Man About the House (1974), the spin-off film of the sitcom of the same name. In between acting work, Peart was a model. Peart's subsequent films included Chandi Sona (1977), Sean Connery's girlfriend in Cuba (1979), The Bunker (1981) and Antony and Cleopatra (1984). [3]
Peart's first television credit was as a girl dancing with Roger Moore in an episode of The Persuaders! in 1971, and she then had roles in series such as Here Come the Double Deckers! , Jason King , The Onedin Line , Thirty Minutes Worth , Return of the Saint and Tom, Dick and Harriet . [4]
Peart made numerous stage appearances including in When the Wife's Away with John Inman and Jack Douglas [5] and Birds of Paradise with Fenella Fielding and Doris Hare. [6] [7]
After giving up acting in the mid-1990s, Peart became a lecturer at the HCT Group, however in more recent times, she has started to appear occasionally at fan conventions in both the UK and the US and has made a return to acting after an almost thirty-year break.
In 2023 Peart appeared in the feature film The Pocket Film of Superstitions which also featured Caroline Munro, Dani Thompson and Lynn Lowry.
Peart is of Jamaican, West Indian, Chinese, Mexican, South American and Israeli heritage. [8]
Peart is good friends with fellow Hammer actresses Caroline Munro and Martine Beswick and the three often appear together at conventions.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | The Firechasers | Extra | Uncredited |
1972 | Suburban Wives | Mavis | |
Nobody Ordered Love | Girl | ||
1973 | The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Vampire Girl | |
Carry On Girls | Gloria Winch | ||
1974 | Man About the House | Secretary | |
1977 | Chandi Sona | Girl | |
1979 | Cuba | Dolores | |
2021 | Our Manor | Ramsey Dalton | Post-Production |
2022 | The Witches of the Sands | Community Leader | Filming |
2023 | The Pocket Film of Superstitions | Spirit Medium | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | The Persuaders! | Girl in Nightclub | Episode: "Powerswitch" |
1971 | Here Come the Double Deckers! | Unknown | Unknown episode |
1972 | Thirty Minutes Worth | Control Panel Operator | Episode: #1.3 |
1972 | Jason King | Unknown | Unknown episode |
1973 | The Onedin Line | Unknown | Unknown episode |
1977 | The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | Pauline | Episode: "Cheers" |
1978 | Return of the Saint | Unknown | Unknown episode |
1981 | The Bunker | Unknown | TV film |
1982 | Tom, Dick and Harriet | Mandy | Episode: "On the Town" |
1984 | Antony and Cleopatra | Unknown | TV film |
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