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'''Carole Ashby''' (born 24 March 1955 in [[Cannock]], [[Staffordshire]]) is an English [[actress]] and pinup girl. She appeared as a [[Page 3|glamour girl]] in the British news media during the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1285960/The-Page-3-girls-pals-40-years-Nina-Carter-celebrates-hen-party.html|title=The Page 3 Girls and Their Pals...40 Years On|last=Todd|first=Ben|date=12 June 2010|work=Daily Mail|access-date=27 October 2016|via=}}</ref>
'''Carole Ashby''' (born 24 March 1955 in [[Cannock]], [[Staffordshire]]) is an English [[actress]] and pinup girl. She appeared as a [[Page 3|glamour girl]] in the British news media during the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1285960/The-Page-3-girls-pals-40-years-Nina-Carter-celebrates-hen-party.html|title=The Page 3 Girls and Their Pals...40 Years On|last=Todd|first=Ben|date=12 June 2010|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=27 October 2016}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 1972, Ashby was named "Britain's most glamorous schoolgirl."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60632973.html|title=Meet the Famous Five 25 Years On|last=Phillips|first=Alison|date=15 November 1998|work=The People|subscription=yes|accessdate=27 October 2016|via=HighBeam Research}}</ref> Asby is best known for playing the part of Louise, a member of the communist resistance, in ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]''.<ref name="mail">{{cite news|last1=McLelland|first1=Euan|title=Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd who penned classics 'Allo 'Allo and Are You Being Served? died without a penny to his name, probate office reveals|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3292997/Comedy-writer-Jeremy-Lloyd-penned-classics-Allo-Allo-Served-died-without-penny-probate-office-reveals.html|work=Daily Mail|date=28 October 2015}}</ref> She appeared alongside [[Roger Moore]] in two [[James Bond]] films, ''[[Octopussy]]'' and ''[[A View to a Kill]]''.<ref name="express">{{cite news|last1=Giles|first1=Kayleigh|title=You'll NEVER believe what Sale of the Century star Carole Ashby looks like now...|url=http://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/688606/You-ll-NEVER-believe-what-Sale-of-the-Century-star-Carole-Ashby-looks-like-now|work=Daily Express|date=12 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ciaranbrown.com/ashby.html|title=Ciaran Brown meets actress Carole Ashby|date=2006|accessdate=26 July 2015|last=Brown|first=Ciaran}}</ref> Her appearances were brief but they assured her [[Bond Girl]] status.<ref name="express"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fr2day.com/showbiz/bond_girl_carole_ashby_gives_us_the_lowdown_on_her_love_of_cannes_partying_and_roger_moore|title=Bond girl Carole Ashby gives us the lowdown on her love of Cannes, partying and Roger Moore|date=6 May 2009|accessdate=26 July 2015|publisher=fr2day.com|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610135025/http://www.fr2day.com/showbiz/bond_girl_carole_ashby_gives_us_the_lowdown_on_her_love_of_cannes_partying_and_roger_moore|archivedate=10 June 2015}}</ref> She appeared in the 1981 hit movie ''[[Chariots of Fire]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba29ebc13|title=Carole Ashby|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> She was a hostess on the final (1983) season of [[Anglia Television]]'s ''[[Sale of the Century]]''.<ref name=express/>
In 1972, Ashby was named "Britain's most glamorous schoolgirl."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60632973.html|title=Meet the Famous Five 25 Years On|last=Phillips|first=Alison|date=15 November 1998|work=The People|subscription=yes|accessdate=27 October 2016|via=HighBeam Research}}</ref> Asby is best known for playing the part of Louise, a member of the communist resistance, in ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]''.<ref name="mail">{{cite news|last1=McLelland|first1=Euan|title=Comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd who penned classics 'Allo 'Allo and Are You Being Served? died without a penny to his name, probate office reveals|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3292997/Comedy-writer-Jeremy-Lloyd-penned-classics-Allo-Allo-Served-died-without-penny-probate-office-reveals.html|work=Daily Mail|date=28 October 2015}}</ref>
She appeared alongside [[Roger Moore]] in two [[James Bond]] films, ''[[Octopussy]]'' and ''[[A View to a Kill]]''.<ref name="express">{{cite news|last1=Giles|first1=Kayleigh|title=You'll NEVER believe what Sale of the Century star Carole Ashby looks like now...|url=http://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/688606/You-ll-NEVER-believe-what-Sale-of-the-Century-star-Carole-Ashby-looks-like-now|work=Daily Express|date=12 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ciaranbrown.com/ashby.html|title=Ciaran Brown meets actress Carole Ashby|date=2006|accessdate=26 July 2015|last=Brown|first=Ciaran}}</ref> Her appearances were brief but they assured her [[Bond Girl]] status.<ref name="express"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fr2day.com/showbiz/bond_girl_carole_ashby_gives_us_the_lowdown_on_her_love_of_cannes_partying_and_roger_moore|title=Bond girl Carole Ashby gives us the lowdown on her love of Cannes, partying and Roger Moore|date=6 May 2009|accessdate=26 July 2015|publisher=fr2day.com|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610135025/http://www.fr2day.com/showbiz/bond_girl_carole_ashby_gives_us_the_lowdown_on_her_love_of_cannes_partying_and_roger_moore|archivedate=10 June 2015}}</ref> She appeared in the 1981 hit movie ''[[Chariots of Fire]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba29ebc13|title=Carole Ashby|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> She was a hostess on the final (1983) season of [[Anglia Television]]'s ''[[Sale of the Century]]''.<ref name=express/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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>
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>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

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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.[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]

Filmography

  • Octopussy (1983) – Octopussy Girl.[9]
  • Arthur the King (1985) - Princess.[9]
  • A View to a Kill (1985) – Whistling Girl.[10]
  • 'Allo 'Allo (1988-1992), Louise.[3]
  • Savage Hearts (1995) – Receptionist #2
  • Cash in Hand (1998) – Veronica Tate (Last appearance)

References

  1. ^ Todd, Ben (12 June 2010). "The Page 3 Girls and Their Pals...40 Years On". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Brown, Ciaran (2006). "Ciaran Brown meets actress Carole Ashby". Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. ^ "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)
  7. ^ "Carole Ashby". British Film Institute. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  8. ^ Jeffries, Stuart (23 December 2014). "Jeremy Lloyd obituary". The Guardian.
  9. ^ a b Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Applause Books. pp. 25, 459. ISBN 1557832692.
  10. ^ Mavis, Paul (2001). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 336. ISBN 9780786449156.


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