Actress Sandra Caron, best known for her roles in the Carry On films and the original series of Channel 4's The Crystal Maze, has died at the age of 89. She passed away on September 1, 2025, at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a six-week hospital stay due to extreme weight loss and several falls.
Caron appeared in the 1969 film Carry On Camping alongside close friend Barbara Windsor, featuring in the iconic exercise scene where Windsor's bra flies off. She also played the fortune-teller Mumsie in The Crystal Maze from 1990 to 1993, later taking on the role of Auntie Sabrina in the third series.
Born in Stepney, East London, in 1936, Caron was the younger sister of singer Alma Cogan. She trained at the Aida Foster Theatre School and adopted her stage surname to avoid being known only as Cogan's sister. Her television credits include Z Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, The Odd Couple, and Charlie's Angels, while her film appearances included The Belles of St. Trinian's and Dracula.
Caron married US actor Brian Greene in 1985, and the couple lived in London before moving to Los Angeles in 2015. Greene's son Marc confirmed the news, stating that Caron was cremated and her ashes are with Greene, who has been moved to an assisted living home. A joint interment is planned.
In 1991, Bloomsbury published Caron's acclaimed book about her sister, Alma Cogan: The Girl With The Laugh In Her Voice. Her final acting role was in a 1995 episode of Agony Again alongside her long-time friend Maureen Lipman.
