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Jacqueline Pearce

Acting Born Dec 20, 1943 Byfleet, Woking, Surrey, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

Jacqueline Pearce (20 December 1943 – 3 September 2018) was an English film and television actress. She was best known for her portrayal of the principal villain Servalan in the British science fiction TV series Blake's 7 (1978–1981), a performance which her obituarist in The Times wrote produced "a sexual awakening for a generation of sci-fi fans".

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Known for

Casualty

as Elspeth Lang
Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Chessene

The Avengers

1961

Blake's 7

as Servalan
Film

Due West: Our Sex Journey

as Self (archive footage)
Film

Shrek the Third

as Daphne

Full filmography

  • Casualty (1986) as Elspeth Lang
  • Doctor Who (1963) as Chessene
  • The Avengers (1961)
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as Eva Franzia
  • Blake's 7 (1978) as Servalan
  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Jenny Pryde
  • Churchill's People (1974) as Mrs Parker
  • Callan (1967)
  • Man in a Suitcase (1967)
  • The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Bourne Identity (1988) as Madame Jacqui
  • New Scotland Yard (1972) as Leonie Peters
  • Shadows (1975) as Hostess
  • The Edwardians (1972) as Countess Halecka
  • Daniel Deronda (2002) as Baroness Langen
  • Dead of Night (1972) as Sarah Hopkirk
  • The Zoo Gang (1974)
  • White Mischief (1987) as Idina Soltau
  • Dark Season (1991) as Miss Pendragon
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as Daphne
  • Princess Caraboo (1994) as Lady Apthorpe
  • David Copperfield (1974) as Rosa Dartle
  • Genghis Khan (1965) as Shah's Daughter
  • Genghis Khan (1965) as Shah's Daughter (uncredited)