Honor Blackman "The Brits would love her because they knew her as Mrs. Gale, the Yanks would like her because she was so good, it was a perfect combination". During the 1960s, Blackman practised judo at the famous Budokwai dojo. This helped her prepare for her roles as Cathy Gale in "The Avengers" and Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger." At 38, she was one of the oldest actresses to play a Bond girl,five years older than Sean Connery. In 1968 Blackman appeared opposite John Neville and Hylda Baker in the musical play "Mr & Mrs", based on the plays of Noël Coward. In
Honor Blackman surprise as the subject of "This Is Your Life". In 1972, Blackman and Richard Basehart played a married pair of Shakespearean actors who commit murder in the American crime mystery series "Columbo" (episode "Dagger of the Mind"). In 1983, she appeared in a film production of Agatha Christies novel, "The Secret Adversary", in the role of Rita Vandemeyer. In 1986, she had a role in "Terror of the Vervoids", a segment of the "Doctor Who" serial "The Trial of a Time Lord". From 1990 to 1996, she appeared as Laura West on "The Upper Hand". In 2003, Blackman took a