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Ashby was at one point engaged to [[Jeremy Lloyd]], co-creator of '''Allo 'Allo'', but they broke up in 1990.<ref name=mail/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Jeffries|first1=Stuart|title=Jeremy Lloyd obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/dec/23/jeremy-lloyd|work=The Guardian|date=23 December 2014}}</ref> Ashby |
Ashby was at one point engaged to [[Jeremy Lloyd]], co-creator of '''Allo 'Allo'', but they broke up in 1990.<ref name=mail/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Jeffries|first1=Stuart|title=Jeremy Lloyd obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/dec/23/jeremy-lloyd|work=The Guardian|date=23 December 2014}}</ref> Ashby is the stepmother to Rupert Keegan's daughter Sabrina .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99103973.html|title=New Faces|last=Hambridge|first=Karen|date=24 March 2003|work=Coventry Evening Telegraph|subscription=yes|access-date=24 March 2003|via=HighBeam Research}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:52, 28 November 2016
Carole Ashby (born 24 March 1955, Cannock, Staffordshire) is an English actress and pinup girl. She appeared as a glamour girl in the British news media during the 1970s.[1]
Career
In 1972, Ashby was named "Britain's most glamorous schoolgirl."[2] Asby is best known for playing the part of Louise, a member of the communist resistance, in 'Allo 'Allo!.[3] She appeared alongside Roger Moore in two James Bond films, Octopussy and A View to a Kill.[4][5] Her appearances were brief but they assured her Bond Girl status.[4][6] She appeared in the 1981 hit movie Chariots of Fire.[7] She was a hostess on the final (1983) season of Anglia Television's Sale of the Century.[4]
Personal life
Ashby was at one point engaged to Jeremy Lloyd, co-creator of 'Allo 'Allo, but they broke up in 1990.[3][8] Ashby is the stepmother to Rupert Keegan's daughter Sabrina .[9]
Filmography
- Octopussy (1983) – Octopussy Girl.[10]
- Arthur the King (1985) - Princess.[10]
- A View to a Kill (1985) – Whistling Girl.[11]
- 'Allo 'Allo (1988-1992), Louise.[3]
- Savage Hearts (1995) – Receptionist #2
- Cash in Hand (1998) – Veronica Tate (Last appearance)
References
- ^ Todd, Ben (12 June 2010). "The Page 3 Girls and Their Pals...40 Years On". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ Phillips, Alison (15 November 1998). "Meet the Famous Five 25 Years On". The People. Retrieved 27 October 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c McLelland, Euan (28 October 2015). "Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd who penned classics 'Allo 'Allo and Are You Being Served? died without a penny to his name, probate office reveals". Daily Mail.
- ^ a b c Giles, Kayleigh (12 July 2016). "You'll NEVER believe what Sale of the Century star Carole Ashby looks like now..." Daily Express.
- ^ Brown, Ciaran (2006). "Ciaran Brown meets actress Carole Ashby". Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Carole Ashby". British Film Institute. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Jeffries, Stuart (23 December 2014). "Jeremy Lloyd obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ Hambridge, Karen (24 March 2003). "New Faces". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 24 March 2003 – via HighBeam Research.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Applause Books. pp. 25, 459. ISBN 1557832692.
- ^ Mavis, Paul (2001). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 336. ISBN 9780786449156.
External links
- Carole Ashby at IMDb
- Carole Ashby at the British Film Institute
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