Acting

Carla Challoner

Born July 29, 1948 · Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK (age 78)

Carla Challoner is a British actress born on 29 July 1948 in Yeovil, Somerset, England. She had an active career primarily during the 1950s through the 1970s, appearing in a variety of television series and films. She also performed in John Bowen’s play The Disorderly Women at the Stables Theatre Club in London, alongside notable actors like Maureen Lipman and William Roache. She is the older sist…

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To Sir, with LoveTo Sir, with Love · 1967
To Sir, with Love
7.51967
MovieDrama
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.
Circus of HorrorsCircus of Horrors · 1960
Circus of Horrors
5.81960
MovieHorrorCrime
A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his "Temple of Beauty". However, when they threaten to leave, they meet with mysterious accidents.
No Time for TearsNo Time for Tears · 1957
No Time for Tears
6.01957
MovieDrama
The interwoven dramas of staff and patients in Mayfield Children's Hospital, where the doctors and nurses are in the business of restoring children's lives. One small child risks losing his sight, while twin boys fool the doctors over which one has appendicitis. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, new nurse Margaret Collier suffers pangs of unrequited love for houseman Dr. Nigel Barnes.
Soapbox DerbySoapbox Derby · 1958
Soapbox Derby
5.61958
MovieDramaFamily
The Battersea Bats are a gang of four kids who have their den in an abandoned building near the Thames, and they have a plan of action in mind because in about a week there is a soapbox derby being held, a contest they mean to win.
Heart of a ChildHeart of a Child · 1958
Heart of a Child
6.71958
MovieAdventureDrama
A young boy goes to desperate lengths to save the family dog when his father agrees sell it to the local butcher.
The Clue of the Missing ApeThe Clue of the Missing Ape · 1953
The Clue of the Missing Ape
7.31953
MovieFamily
Story of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.
Thirteen to CentaurusThirteen to Centaurus · 1965
Thirteen to Centaurus
8.01965
MovieScience FictionDrama
Interstellar travel at sub-light speeds: the enormous distances, isolation from human culture and the aching loneliness of space are enough to drive the strongest personality insane. Better to block all memories of human contact and to program the 12-strong crew to accept only the reality they can see and touch within their spacecraft. But a child born on "the Station" becomes insistent on learning the truth about 'Outside'.
Ace of WandsAce of Wands · 1970
Ace of Wands
6.31970
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure
Ace of Wands is a fantasy-based British children's television show broadcast on ITV between 1970 and 1972, created by Trevor Preston and Pamela Lonsdale and produced by Thames Television. The title, taken from the name of a Tarot card describes the principal character, called "Tarot" who combined stage magic with supernatural powers. Tarot has a pet Owl named Ozymandias, played by Fred Owl. The series ran for two seasons of thirteen episodes and a third season of twenty, with fourteen story arcs, in a similar manner to early Doctor Who. Many, if not all, of the first 26 episodes are believed to have been wiped, although the final season is intact.

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