Pauline Peart (born 31 October 1951) is a Jamaican actress and model who rose to prominence from her roles in a large number of films and television series including parts in the Carry On and Hammer Horror film series.
Early life Born in Jamaica, Peart won the title of Miss Jamaica before she moved to England in 1966.
Career Making her debut as an extra in The Firechasers (1971), Peart's other film roles include Suburban Wives (1972) and Nobody Ordered Love (1972). Her breakthrough role, however, was as a vampire in the Hammer Horror film The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) opposite Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Following on from this, Peart appeared as Gloria Winch, a beauty contestant, in the comedy film Carry On Girls (1973). She then played Arthur Lowe's secretary in Man About the House (1974), the spin-off film of the sitcom of the same name. In between acting work, Peart was a model. Peart's subsequent films included Chandi Sona (1977), Sean Connery's girlfriend in Cuba (1979), The Bunker (1981) and Antony and Cleopatra (1984).
Peart's first television credit was as a girl dancing with Roger Moore in an episode of The Persuaders! in 1971, and she then had roles in series such as Here Come the Double Deckers!, Jason King, The Onedin Line, Thirty Minutes Worth, Return of the Saint and Tom, Dick and Harriet.
Peart made numerous stage appearances including in When the Wife's Away with John Inman and Jack Douglas and Birds of Paradise with Fenella Fielding and Doris Hare.
After giving up acting in the mid-1990s, Peart became a lecturer at the HCT Group, however in more recent times, she has started to appear occasionally at fan conventions in both the UK and the US and has made a return to acting after an almost thirty-year break.
In 2023 Peart appeared in the feature film The Pocket Film of Superstitions which also featured Caroline Munro, Dani Thompson and Lynn Lowry.
Personal life Peart is of Jamaican, West Indian, Chinese, Mexican, South American and Israeli heritage.
Peart is good friends with fellow Hammer actresses Caroline Munro and Martine Beswick and the three often appear together at conventions.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1971 The Firechasers Extra Uncredited1972 Suburban Wives Mavis Nobody Ordered Love Girl 1973 The Satanic Rites of Dracula Vampire Girl Carry On Girls Gloria Winch 1974 Man About the House Secretary 1977 Chandi Sona Girl 1979 Cuba Dolores 2020 Mia Eileen Sheridan 2022 Our Manor Ramsey Dalton 2023 Video Shop Tales of Horror The Curator 2023 Sagittarius Jupiter 2023 The Pocket Film of Superstitions The Spirit Medium 2024 Slasher House 3 Hexagon Facility Voice2025 The Wrath of Thorn The Mayor 2025 Dracula: Rise of the Vampire High Priestess
Television Year Title Role Notes1971 The Persuaders! Girl in Nightclub Episode: "Powerswitch"1971 Here Come the Double Deckers! Unknown Unknown episode1972 Thirty Minutes Worth Control Panel Operator Episode: #1.31972 Jason King Unknown Unknown episode1973 The Onedin Line Unknown Unknown episode1977 The Galton & Simpson Playhouse Pauline Episode: "Cheers"1978 Return of the Saint Unknown Unknown episode1981 The Bunker Unknown TV film 1982 Tom, Dick and Harriet Mandy Episode: "On the Town"1984 Antony and Cleopatra Unknown TV film
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