Isla Blair is a British actress and singer celebrated for a career spanning stage, film, television, and voice work. Born in Bangalore in 1944 and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she made her London stage debut in 1963 as Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, launching a lifelong presence in classical and contemporary performance.

Her theatre work includes seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, performances at the Old Vic, and international touring as Viola in Twelfth Night. On screen, Blair has appeared in a wide range of productions, from Battle of Britain and Taste the Blood of Dracula to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Johnny English Reborn. Television audiences know her from The History Man, Space: 1999, The Avengers, An Englishman’s Castle, Midsomer Murders, and Father Brown.

Beyond acting, Blair is a prolific audiobook narrator and a respected figure in British theatre advocacy. Fun fact: her very first film scene was shot opposite Paul McCartney in A Hard Day’s Night—but the scene was cut after a chaotic fan encounter, leaving it lost to film history.