Honor Blackman Honor Blackman Honor Blackman (born 22 August 1925) is an English actress, widely known for the roles of Cathy Gale in "The Avengers" (1962–64), Bond girl Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger" (1964), Julia Daggett in "Shalako" (1968) and Hera in "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963). She is also notable for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom "The Upper Hand" (1990–1996). Blackman was born in Plaistow. Her father, Frederick Blackman, was a civil service statistician. She attended North Ealing Primary School and Ealing County Grammar School for Girls. For her 15th birthday, her parents gave her acting lessons and
Honor Blackman Western films "Shalako" (1968) with Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot and "Something Big" (1971) with Dean Martin. She played Hera in "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963), which is well known for the stop-motion animation and effects of Ray Harryhausen. She had roles in the films "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001) and "Jack Brown and the Curse of the Crown" (also 2001). Albert R. Broccoli said Blackman was cast opposite Sean Connery in the James Bond films based on her success in the British television series "The Avengers". He knew that most American audiences would not have seen the programme. Broccoli said,