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Tamara Ustinov

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Tamara Ustinov
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Other namesTammy Ustinov
OccupationActress
Spouse
(m. 1989)
FatherPeter Ustinov
RelativesAngela Lansbury (aunt)
Bruce Lansbury (uncle)
Edgar Lansbury (uncle)
Moyna Macgill (grandmother)
Reginald Denham (grandfather)
Nadia Benois (grandmother)
Jona von Ustinov (grandfather)

Tamara Ustinov (born 1945) is a British actress known for the films The Blood on Satan's Claw (1970), Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), and The Last Horror Movie (2003).

Career

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Ustinov appeared in the films The Blood on Satan's Claw (1970), Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), and The Last Horror Movie (2003). In 2003, she appeared as the "Bride's mother" in The Last Horror Movie.[1]

Personal life

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Ustinov is the only child of Peter Ustinov and Isolde Denham (1920–1987),[2] daughter of Reginald Denham and Moyna Macgill. Her parents' marriage lasted from 1940 to their divorce in 1950. She is the half-niece of Dame Angela Lansbury (Tamara's mother, Isolde, was the half-sister of Angela Lansbury, who appeared with Peter Ustinov in Death on the Nile, 1978). Her father's estate has been in a protracted dispute between her half-brother, the sculptor Igor Ustinov [de], and her father's third wife.[2]

Tamara Ustinov has been married to Malcolm Rennie since 1989.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1971 The Blood on Satan's Claw Rosalind Barton
1971 Blood from the Mummy's Tomb Veronica
2003 The Last Horror Movie Bride's mother
2004 Feedback Mrs. Montague

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1970 Comedy Playhouse Josie Oakley Episode: "The Old Contemptible"
1970 The Doctors Di Pitt 4 episodes
1971 Long Voyage Out of War Agnes Episode: "The Last Enemy"
1971 Paul Temple Natalya Episode: "Paper Chase"
1972 Playhouse Marion Episode: "The Long Lease of Summer"
1973 The Pathfinders Liz Foster Episode: "Sweets from a Stranger"
1975 In This House of Brede Constance Television film
1975 Z-Cars Hotel Receptionist Episode: "Legacy"
1978 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Miss Finch Episode: "Newcastle"
1978 The Standard Jean Episode: "New Standards"
1980 Airport Chaplain Girl Episode: "Arrivals and Departures"
1983 Bergerac Libby Episode: "Prime Target"
1983 Skorpion WPC Baker 6 episodes
1984 Tales of the Unexpected Beryl Episode: "Accidental Death"
1985 Grange Hill Mrs. Joseph Episode #8.7
1985 Drummonds Mark's mother Episode: "A Woman Lost and Found"
1995 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries District Nurse Episode: "The Strawberry Tree: Part 1"
1996 Kavanagh QC Sarah Lee Gordon Episode: "Men of Substance"
2001 Doctors Catherine Francis Episode: "Truth and Consequences"
2001 Casualty Dr. Andrea Cliffe Episode: "Bringing Up Baby"
2005 Hex Tour Guide Episode: "Ella Burns"

References

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  1. ^ The Last Horror Movie (2003) - IMDb, retrieved 17 June 2021
  2. ^ a b c "Ustinov vs Ustinov: The ruinous legal battle tearing a family apart". The Independent. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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