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name: "Caroline John"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/caroline-john"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 October 1940"
died: "5 June 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:56.762246+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Caroline John

Actor. Born 11 October 1940 in York, England, UK. Died 5 June 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 October 1940, York, England, UK
- **Died:** 5 June 2012
- **Active:** 1963–2003
- **Also known as:** Caroline Frances John

## Biography

Caroline Frances John was an English actress. She trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and performed classical roles on stage with companies including the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

She is best known for playing Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw, a scientist and companion to the Third Doctor, in the 1970 season of *Doctor Who*, appearing in stories including *Spearhead from Space*, *The Silurians*, *The Ambassadors of Death* and *Inferno*. She reprised the role in the 1983 special *The Five Doctors* and other spin-offs. Other screen credits include *Love Actually* (2003) and episodes of *Casualty* and *Sherlock Holmes* (1984).

John was married to actor Geoffrey Beevers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, bbc.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Love Actually* (2003), Fi1m 58, as Sam's Grandmother — [page](https://film.one/film/love-actually.md)
- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, as Liz Shaw — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Also known for

- *Santa Claus: The Movie* (1985), Village Woman (uncredited)
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), Mrs Carnac
- *The Woman in Black* (1989), Stella's Mother
- *Link* (1986), Mrs. Miller
- *The Razor's Edge* (1984), Mrs. Mackenzie
- *Casualty* (1986), Edith Howlett

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