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 she started training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1940. While attending the Guildhall School, Blackman worked as a clerical assistant for the Home Office. Blackman's film debut was a nonspeaking part in "Fame Is the Spur" (1947). Other films include "Quartet" (1948), based on short stories by W. Somerset Maugham; "So Long at the Fair" (1950), in which she appeared with Dirk Bogarde; "A Night to Remember" (1958), an account of the "Titanic" disaster; the comedy "The Square Peg" (1958); "Life at the Top" (1965) with Laurence Harvey; "The Virgin and the Gypsy" (1970), and the