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 featured in the musical play "Mr & Mrs". In 1983 she sang as Juno in a special TV production of Jacques Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld." On 6 July 2009, Blackman released a new single, "The Star Who Fell from Grace", composed by Jeff Chegwin and Adrian Munsey. In it she compered a James Bond prom as part of the "Welsh Proms" concert series. Blackman appeared in the "Doctor Who" audio drama "The Children of Seth," in which she plays the role of Anahita, released in December 2011. Blackman has married twice. She was married to Bill Sankey from 1948–56.