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 Mother Superior in the West End production of "Nunsense". Blackman returned to the theatre in 2005, touring through 2006 with a production of "My Fair Lady," in which she played Mrs. Higgins. She developed a one-woman show, "Word of Honor," which premiered in October 2006. In April 2007, Blackman took over the role of Fraulein Schneider in "Cabaret" at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End. She left the show at the end of September 2007. Blackman started acting on television in the recurring role of "Nicole", secretary/assistant to Dan Dailey's character of Tim Collier on the 1959 television series