Carole Ashby (born 24 March 1955 in Cannock, Staffordshire) is an English actress and pinup girl. She appeared as a glamour girl in the British news media during the 1970s.

Career

In 1972, Ashby was named "Britain's most glamorous schoolgirl."[1] Ashby is best known for playing the small recurring part of Louise, a member of the communist resistance, in 'Allo 'Allo!.

She appeared alongside Roger Moore in two James Bond films, Octopussy and A View to a Kill.[2][3] Her appearances were brief but they assured her Bond Girl status.[2][4]

She appeared in the 1981 hit movie Chariots of Fire.[5] She was a hostess on the final (1983) season of Anglia Television's Sale of the Century.[2]

Personal life

In the 1990s Ashby was engaged to Jeremy Lloyd, co-creator of 'Allo 'Allo.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1974 Moving On Feature film
1981 Chariots of Fire Feature film
1983 Octopussy[7] Octopussy Girl Feature film
1983 Sale of the Century Hostess TV series
1985 Arthur the King[7] Princess
1985 Bergerac Moira Montalban TV series,
Season 4, episode 2
1985 A View to a Kill[8] Whistling Girl Feature film
1988-92 'Allo 'Allo! Louise TV series
1989 Minder Imogen TV series,
Season 7, episode 5: Fiddler on the Hoof
1995 Savage Hearts Receptionist #2
1998 Cash in Hand Veronica Tate Final appearance

References

  1. ↑ Phillips, Alison (15 November 1998). "Meet the Famous Five 25 Years On". The People. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  2. 1 2 3 Giles, Kayleigh (12 July 2016). "You'll NEVER believe what Sale of the Century star Carole Ashby looks like now..." Daily Express.
  3. ↑ Brown, Ciaran (2006). "Ciaran Brown meets actress Carole Ashby". Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bond girl Carole Ashby gives us the lowdown on her love of Cannes, partying and Roger Moore". fr2day.com. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Carole Ashby". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Jeffries, Stuart (23 December 2014). "Jeremy Lloyd obituary". The Guardian.
  7. 1 2 Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Applause Books. pp. 25, 459. ISBN 1557832692.
  8. ↑ Mavis, Paul (2001). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 336. ISBN 9780786449156.


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