Fiona Elizabeth Fullerton (born 10 October 1956) is a British actress and singer, known for her role as

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in the 1972 film ''

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'' and as

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spy Pola Ivanova in the 1985's

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film ''

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''.

Early life

Fullerton is the only daughter of Bernard and Pamela (née Crook) Fullerton, was born at Ungwan Sarki Kaduna in

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, Nigeria. She had lived with her parents in Singapore, Germany and the United States. After weekly ballet lessons, at the age of 9 she was accepted into Elmhurst Ballet School in

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, Surrey as a boarder.Fiona Fullerton personal biography
. Retrieved 8 September 2013

Career

Fullerton made her film acting debut at the age of 12 in 1969 with a role in '' Run Wild, Run Free''. Subsequent credits included: '' Nicholas and Alexandra'' (as

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), ''

'' (as

) at the age of 15, and '' The Human Factor''. On television, Fullerton was among the original cast members on the

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hospital drama ''

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'' in 1975. Later, she appeared in series such as '' The Charmer'', ''

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'' and ''To Be the Best''. In 1982, she starred on the West End stage as Guinevere in the musical ''

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'', alongside

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. In 1985, she played the role of Pola Ivanova in the James Bond film ''

''. In 1986 she appeared in the TV series ''

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''.

Later years

Fullerton has her own property company, which buys and manages flats, mainly in London. She also writes a series of columns on property investing. She is also a brand ambassador of ''RatedPeople.com'', a home improvement site. In 2013, Fullerton was one of the celebrities in BBC TV's ''

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''.

Personal life

Fullerton married actor

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in 1976 at the age of 19, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1981. She then spent 13 years living and working in London. She met Neil Shackell and the couple married shortly after meeting in 1994, and now live in the

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with his son James and their daughter Lucy (born 1995).

Filmography

*'' Run Wild, Run Free'' (1969) as Diana *'' Nicholas and Alexandra'' (1971) as Anastasia Romanov *''

'' (1972) as

*''

'' as Patricia Rutherford (TV) (13 episodes, 1975–1976) *'' Dick Barton: Special Agent'' as Virginia Marley (TV) (10 episodes, 1979) *''A Question of Faith'' (1979) *'' The Human Factor'' (1979) as Elizabeth *'' Gauguin the Savage'' (1980) (TV) as Rachel *''The Ibiza Connection'' (1984) (TV) as Jane Veradi *''

'' (1985) as Pola Ivanova *''

'' (1986) (TV) as Elizabeth Farewell *''

'' (1986) (TV) as Sky Smith *'' The Grand Knockout Tournament'' (1987)

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as Herself *'' The Charmer'' (1987) TV mini-series as Clarice Mannors (6 episodes) *''

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'' (1987) (TV) as Lady Isabel Gillingham *''A Taste for Death'' (1988) as Lady (Barbara) Berowne (6 episodes, 1988) *''Hemingway'' (1988) TV mini-series as Lady (Duff) Twysden *' (1990) as Catherine *''

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'' (1990) (TV) as Lady Violet *'' Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming'' (1990) (TV) as Lady Caroline *'' The Bogie Man'' (1992) (TV) *'' Sweating Bullets'' as Claire (episode: White hot, 1992) *'' To Be the Best'' (1992) (TV) as Madelena *''Diggity: A Home at Last'' (2001) as Felicia *''

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'' (2013) as herself *''

'' series 11 (2013) as herself (Voted out week 8 of a 13-week run)

''Strictly Come Dancing''

References

External links

*
Official Fiona Fullerton Rated People Blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fullerton, Fiona 1956 births Living people British film actresses British television actresses British businesspeople in real estate English businesspeople 20th-century British actresses 21st-century British actresses People from Kaduna British expatriates in Nigeria Actors educated at the Elmhurst School for Dance