Honor Blackman figure, but she did damn all for empowering women. She didn’t surround herself with any women whatsoever or encourage women to come into politics or do anything in particular. She could have been a quite wonderful role model." 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).
Honor Blackman a number of episodes of "Never The Twain" with Donald Sinden and Windsor Davies as vet Veronica Barton. Blackman's recording with "The Avengers" co-star Patrick Macnee of "Kinky Boots" (1964), referring to the boots she wore in the show, was a surprise hit. In 1990 it resurfaced on the chart, peaking at No. 5 after being played incessantly by BBC Radio 1 breakfast show presenter Simon Mayo. After her appearance in "Goldfinger", she recorded a full album of songs titled "Everything I've Got". In 1968 Blackman released a 45 of "Before Today"/"I'll Always Be Loving You" (CBS 3896), which were