Sandra Caron,โฃ Beloved ‘Carry On‘ Actress, Dies at 89
Sandra Caron, known for her role in โขthe iconicโฃ ‘Carry On’ films and a memorableโค appearance onโค theโข original ‘The crystal Maze,’ has died at โฃthe age โขof 89. She passed away on Septemberโค 1st, 2025, at cedars Sinai Medical Center following a six-week hospital โstay โrelated to extreme โweight lossโค and several falls, according to aโค statement released by Marc, son of โher husband,โ actor Brian Greene.
Caron achieved widespreadโ recognition for her work in the 1969 ‘Carry On’ film, Carry On Camping, especially a โcelebrated scene featuring Barbara Windsor. She enjoyedโ a diverse acting career,โฃ with credits including roles in Digby, an episode of Charlie’s Angels, โand the 1968 film The Bliss of mrs Blossom. Her final on-screenโข appearance was in a 1995 episode of Agony Again โค alongside Maureen โฃLipman.
Born the younger sister of popular singer,television,and radio personality Alma Cogan,Sandra โinitially sought โฃto forge her own identity within the entertainmentโ industry. After training โฃat โคthe Aidaโค Foster โTheatre School, she adopted the surname “Caron” asโ a tribute to film starโค Leslie Caron, hoping to establish herself โขindependently of her sister’s fame. She later penned a biography of alma, titled Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Laugh โคIn Her voice. โAlma Coganโฃ tragically diedโ of cancer in โ1966, at the age of 34, having beenโ the highest-paid British female entertainer of her โtime.
Sandra Caron and Brian Greene were married โคand residedโข in London before relocating to Los Angeles in 2015. They didโค not have children together.Mr. โGreene, 99, is currently residing in โคan assisted living facility. Following cremation, Sandra’s ashes are currently with her husband and the couple intends toโ be interred together, likely at Mount Sinai, though final โarrangements are pending.
Throughout her career, Caron fondly remembered โher โfriendships with fellow performers, particularly Barbara Windsor โคand Hattie Jacques, โand frequently enough โspoke ofโ the enjoyableโ experiences she shared โฃwith the “witty” Kenny Williams during her time working โon the ‘Carry On’โฃ series.
