Tamara Ustinov

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Tamara Ustinov
NationalityBritish
Other namesTammy Ustinov
OccupationActress
Spouse
(m. 1989)
Father Peter Ustinov
Relatives Angela Lansbury (aunt)
Bruce Lansbury (uncle)
Edgar Lansbury (uncle)
Moyna Macgill (grandmother)
Reginald Denham (grandfather)
Nadia Benois (grandmother)
Jona von Ustinov (grandfather)

Tamara Ustinov (born 1945) is a British actress known for the films The Blood on Satan's Claw (1970), Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), and The Last Horror Movie (2003).

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Career

Ustinov appeared in the films The Blood on Satan's Claw (1970), Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), and The Last Horror Movie (2003). In 2003, she appeared as the "Bride's mother" in The Last Horror Movie. [1]

Personal life

Ustinov is the only child of Peter Ustinov and Isolde Denham (1920–1987), [2] daughter of Reginald Denham and Moyna Macgill. Her parents' marriage lasted from 1940 to their divorce in 1950. She is the half-niece of Dame Angela Lansbury (Tamara's mother, Isolde, was the half-sister of Angela Lansbury, who appeared with Peter Ustinov in Death on the Nile , 1978). Her father's estate has been in a protracted dispute between her half-brother, the sculptor Igor Ustinov  [ de ], and her father's third wife. [2]

Tamara Ustinov has been married to Malcolm Rennie since 1989. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 The Blood on Satan's Claw Rosalind Barton
1971 Blood from the Mummy's Tomb Veronica
2003 The Last Horror Movie Bride's mother
2004FeedbackMrs. Montague

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970 Comedy Playhouse Josie OakleyEpisode: "The Old Contemptible"
1970 The Doctors Di Pitt4 episodes
1971Long Voyage Out of WarAgnesEpisode: "The Last Enemy"
1971 Paul Temple NatalyaEpisode: "Paper Chase"
1972 Playhouse MarionEpisode: "The Long Lease of Summer"
1973The PathfindersLiz FosterEpisode: "Sweets from a Stranger"
1975 In This House of Brede ConstanceTelevision film
1975 Z-Cars Hotel ReceptionistEpisode: "Legacy"
1978The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMiss FinchEpisode: "Newcastle"
1978 The Standard JeanEpisode: "New Standards"
1980Airport ChaplainGirlEpisode: "Arrivals and Departures"
1983 Bergerac LibbyEpisode: "Prime Target"
1983 Skorpion WPC Baker6 episodes
1984 Tales of the Unexpected BerylEpisode: "Accidental Death"
1985 Grange Hill Mrs. JosephEpisode #8.7
1985 Drummonds Mark's motherEpisode: "A Woman Lost and Found"
1995 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries District NurseEpisode: "The Strawberry Tree: Part 1"
1996 Kavanagh QC Sarah Lee GordonEpisode: "Men of Substance"
2001 Doctors Catherine FrancisEpisode: "Truth and Consequences"
2001 Casualty Dr. Andrea CliffeEpisode: "Bringing Up Baby"
2005 Hex Tour GuideEpisode: "Ella Burns"
2024 Heartstopper Grandma NancyEpisode: "Winter"

References

  1. The Last Horror Movie (2003) – IMDb , retrieved 17 June 2021
  2. 1 2 3 "Ustinov Vs Ustinov: The Ruinous Legal Battle Tearing a Family Apart" . The Independent. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2021.