Caroline Munro (born 16 January 1949) is an English actress and model known for her many appearances in horror, science fiction and action films of the 1970s and 1980s.
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| 1 | Has two daughters with George Dugdale: Georgina and Iona Dugdale. |
| 2 | She did most of her own stunts in the B movie cult classic Starcrash (1978). |
| 3 | As of (her friend) Richard Kiel's passing in 2014, she is the last surviving "named" villain of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Curd Jürgens and Milton Reid are also deceased. |
| 4 | She was offered the role of Sister Hyde in Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) which she turned down because this required some nudity. The role eventually went to Martine Beswick. |
| 5 | She appeared with the late Joe Spinell in three films: Starcrash (1978), Maniac (1980) and The Last Horror Film (1982). |
| 6 | She appeared with Peter Cushing in three films: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) and At the Earth's Core (1976). |
| 7 | According to Caroline's website interview with ZANI, she was not earmarked to appear in the movie Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974) originally but her schedule worked out and she did. Kronos was actually supposed to be a serial of films when this first came out in 1974. However, the movie was not well received and the idea was scrapped. This remains her favorite film. |
| 8 | She and blonde bombshell and fellow former Hammer pin-up Ingrid Pitt are considered the Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe of horror. |
| 9 | She once sang in her church choir. At age 16, she recorded some vocals on the single "Tar and Cement" in 1966, for EMI, which featured Eric Clapton, Cream drummer Ginger Baker and future Yes guitarist Steve Howe. The producer needed to add a few overdubs. Caroline got the job because her father's friend was the head of Decca Records at the time. Caroline has appeared in two music videos, "Goody Two Shoes" with Adam Ant and "If You Really Want to" with Meat Loaf. In addition, she recorded the single "Pump Me Up" with Gary Numan. Her latest music project is "Wilson Munro", in which she has teamed up with Gary Wilson to record a three-track CD. |
| 10 | She was interviewed for the book "Invasion of the B-Girls" by Jewel Shepard. |
| 11 | She turned down the role of Ursa in Superman (1978), which went to Sarah Douglas, in order to play Naomi in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). |
| 12 | She was the only actress to have been signed a contract with Hammer Studios. |
| 13 | She turned down an offer to do a Playboy magazine nude spread. In fact, she refused to do any nude work at all and rejected such movie offers as The World Is Full of Married Men (1979) and Force 10 from Navarone (1978) that asked for such. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| A Place Among the Undead | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Herself (2016) |
| The Life of Death | 2015/II | Documentary |
| VHS Forever? Psychotronic People | 2014 | Documentary | Herself |
| Zarpazos! Un Viaje Por El Spanish Horror | 2013 | Documentary | Herself |
| Tracks | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Celluloid Bloodbath: More Prevues from Hell | 2012 | Herself |
| Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | 2011 | Documentary | Herself - Actress in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad |
| Lamb to the Slaughter: The Scream Queen Career of Caroline Munro | 2011 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Anna and the Killer with Caroline Munro | 2010 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Cinema 3 | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry | 2010 | Documentary | Herself |
| Caroline Munro: Stella Star | 2010 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Legend of Hammer Vampires | 2008 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Fanex Files: Hammer Films | 2008 | Video documentary | Herself |
| The Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills | 2006 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Crumpet! A Very British Sex Symbol | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Caroline Munro: First Lady of Fantasy | 2004 | Video | Herself |
| Drácula en la Hammer | 2003 | Documentary short |
| James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Blood Craving | 2002 | Video | Herself |
| GMTV | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| Once Upon a Time in Europe | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Joe Spinell Story | 2001 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' | 2000 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Eurotika! | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| 100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company | 1996 | Video documentary | Herself |
| 100 Years of Horror: The Double Demons | 1996 | Video documentary | Herself |
| 100 Years of Horror | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Actress / Herself - Actress, 'Dracula A.D., 1972' / Herself - Actress, 'Captain Kronos' / ... |
| The Vampire Interviews | 1995 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Night Owl | 1993 | Herself |
| This Is Your Life | 1990 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| 3-2-1 | 1983-1986 | TV Series | Herself - Hostess |
| The Making of a Horror Film | 1984 | Documentary | Herself |
| Don't Open Till Christmas | 1984 | Herself |
| The 1980 Sci-Fi Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1977 | TV Series | Herself - Actress |
| Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Whole Scene Going | 1966 | TV Series | Herself |
