British actress Caroline John, who starred as Liz Shaw in the television series "Doctor Who" in 1970, died in London on June 5, 2012. She was 72. John was born in York, England, on October 11, 1940. She began her career on stage and toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre in the 1960s. She was featured on television in a 1967 production of "Much Ado About Nothing", and appeared in episodes of "Teletale" and "The Power Game". She was cast as Liz Shaw, a Cambridge scientist, who became a short-lived companion to Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor for four adventures in 1970. She reprised her role in the 1983 episode "The Five Doctors" and a 1993 special episode, "Dimensions in Time". She also appeared in several direct to video releases in the "P.R.O.B.E." series in the 1990s that featured many fellow "Doctor Who" alumni, and was a voice performer for several audio dramas based on the series in the 2000s. John's other television credits include episodes of "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes", "Z Cars", "Love Story", "Crown Court", "The Bill", "A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery", "A Perfect Spy", "Dramarama", "Casualty", "Agatha Christie's Poirot", "Wish Me Luck" as Helene Renard in 1990, "Chancer", "Harry Enfield's Television Programme", "London's Burning", "The House of Eliott", "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes", "The Choir", "EastEnders", "Silent Witness", "In Suspicious Circumstances", "Dangerfield", "Midsomer Murders", "Vital Signs", and "Doctors". She also appeared in television productions of "The Rose of Eyam" (1973), "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1982), "A Pattern of Roses" (1983), "A Very British Coup" (1988), "A Day in Summer" (1989), "The Woman in Black" (1989), and "Kiss and Tell" (1996). She was featured in a handful of films during her career including "The King's Breakfast" (1963), "Assassin" (1973), "The Razor's Edge" (1984), "Santa Claus" (1985), "Link" (1986), "The Woodlanders" (1997), and "Love Actually" (2003). She is survived by her husband, actor Geoffrey Beevers.
British actress Caroline John, who starred as Liz Shaw in the television series "Doctor Who" in 1970, died in London on June 5, 2012. She was 72. John was born in York, England, on October 11, 1940. She began her career on stage and toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre in the 1960s. She was featured on television in a 1967 production of "Much Ado About Nothing", and appeared in episodes of "Teletale" and "The Power Game". She was cast as Liz Shaw, a Cambridge scientist, who became a short-lived companion to Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor for four adventures in 1970. She reprised her role in the 1983 episode "The Five Doctors" and a 1993 special episode, "Dimensions in Time". She also appeared in several direct to video releases in the "P.R.O.B.E." series in the 1990s that featured many fellow "Doctor Who" alumni, and was a voice performer for several audio dramas based on the series in the 2000s. John's other television credits include episodes of "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes", "Z Cars", "Love Story", "Crown Court", "The Bill", "A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery", "A Perfect Spy", "Dramarama", "Casualty", "Agatha Christie's Poirot", "Wish Me Luck" as Helene Renard in 1990, "Chancer", "Harry Enfield's Television Programme", "London's Burning", "The House of Eliott", "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes", "The Choir", "EastEnders", "Silent Witness", "In Suspicious Circumstances", "Dangerfield", "Midsomer Murders", "Vital Signs", and "Doctors". She also appeared in television productions of "The Rose of Eyam" (1973), "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1982), "A Pattern of Roses" (1983), "A Very British Coup" (1988), "A Day in Summer" (1989), "The Woman in Black" (1989), and "Kiss and Tell" (1996). She was featured in a handful of films during her career including "The King's Breakfast" (1963), "Assassin" (1973), "The Razor's Edge" (1984), "Santa Claus" (1985), "Link" (1986), "The Woodlanders" (1997), and "Love Actually" (2003). She is survived by her husband, actor Geoffrey Beevers. 
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