Blackman had a strict upbringing, mostly regulated by her father, who was a civil servant.
It was nothing like suddenly she decided to act in Hollywood movies and she moved.
 Theater and dramas she started in 1968, travelled through Australia and New Zealand for a comedy play.
The audiences these days enjoy watching female characters using weapons with military precision on-screen, but Blackman had to struggle a lot to fashion a garter holster, back in her days.
She was closest to her brother Ken.
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