Tamara Ustinov Explained

Tamara Ustinov
Other Names:Tammy Ustinov
Occupation:Actress
Father:Peter Ustinov
Relatives:Angela 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

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.

Personal life

Ustinov is the only child of Peter Ustinov and Isolde Denham (1920–1987),[1] 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, and her father's third wife.

Tamara Ustinov has been married to Malcolm Rennie since 1989.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1971The Blood on Satan's ClawRosalind Barton
1971Blood from the Mummy's TombVeronica
2003The Last Horror MovieBride's mother
2004FeedbackMrs. Montague

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970Comedy PlayhouseJosie OakleyEpisode: "The Old Contemptible"
1970The DoctorsDi Pitt4 episodes
1971Long Voyage Out of WarAgnesEpisode: "The Last Enemy"
1971Paul TempleNatalyaEpisode: "Paper Chase"
1972PlayhouseMarionEpisode: "The Long Lease of Summer"
1973The PathfindersLiz FosterEpisode: "Sweets from a Stranger"
1975In This House of BredeConstanceTelevision film
1975Z-CarsHotel ReceptionistEpisode: "Legacy"
1978The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMiss FinchEpisode: "Newcastle"
1978The StandardJeanEpisode: "New Standards"
1980Airport ChaplainGirlEpisode: "Arrivals and Departures"
1983BergeracLibbyEpisode: "Prime Target"
1983SkorpionWPC Baker6 episodes
1984Tales of the UnexpectedBerylEpisode: "Accidental Death"
1985Grange HillMrs. JosephEpisode #8.7
1985DrummondsMark's motherEpisode: "A Woman Lost and Found"
1995The Ruth Rendell MysteriesDistrict NurseEpisode: "The Strawberry Tree: Part 1"
1996Kavanagh QCSarah Lee GordonEpisode: "Men of Substance"
2001DoctorsCatherine FrancisEpisode: "Truth and Consequences"
2001CasualtyDr. Andrea CliffeEpisode: "Bringing Up Baby"
2005HexTour GuideEpisode: "Ella Burns"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-01-30. Ustinov vs Ustinov: The ruinous legal battle tearing a family apart. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ustinov-vs-ustinov-ruinous-legal-battle-tearing-family-apart-8473938.html . 26 May 2022 . subscription . live. 2021-06-17. The Independent. en.