Carry On’s Sandra Caron, 89, Dies After Health Issues

Carry On favourite Sandra Caron has died aged 89, her family has confirmed.

Sandra, best known for her cheeky turn in Carry On Camping alongside close friend Barbara Windsor, passed away from natural causes in Los Angeles after six weeks in hospital.

She became a familiar face to millions as Mumsie, the mysterious fortune-teller on Channel 4’s cult hit The Crystal Maze, hosted by Richard O’Brien.

Sandra appeared from 1990 to 1993, later returning as Auntie Sabrina when producers joked Mumsie was ‘away’.

Sandra had lived in the US since 2015 with her husband, American actor Brian Greene, whom she married in 1985.

The couple had no children together, but the news of her death was announced by Brian’s son, Marc.

Carry On favourite Sandra Caron has died aged 89 from natural causes in Los Angeles after six weeks in hospital

Sandra had lived in the US since 2015 with her husband, American actor Brian Greene, whom she married in 1985

In a statement, Marc penned: ‘Sandra passed away at Cedars Sinai Medical Centre on September 1st 2025, of natural causes after about 6 weeks in the hospital for issues relating to extreme weight loss and a few bad falls.

‘She was 89 years old. Brian has been moved to an assisted living home near me and is doing as well as a 99-year-old man can.

‘Sandra was cremated and her ashes are with Brian for now. They will be interred together, probably at Mount Sinai here, but it hasn’t been finalised.

Born in 1936, Sandra grew up with her glamorous older sister Alma Cogan, one of Britain’s biggest stars of the 1950s and 60s.

The sisters lived with their mother in a Kensington flat that became a legendary celebrity hangout, hosting everyone from Noel Coward and Danny Kaye to Cary Grant, Tommy Steele and even The Beatles.

Paul McCartney famously drafted the first version of Yesterday there, originally titled Scrambled Eggs.

Sandra trained at the Aida Foster Theatre School and adopted the stage surname ‘Caron’ in tribute to French film icon Leslie Caron.

She went on to clock up numerous TV credits, including Z Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, The Odd Couple and Charlie’s Angels. 

The couple had no children together, but the news of her death was reportedly announced by Brian’s son, Marc (pictured in 2017 with Robert Klein)

Jeremy Brett (1933 – 1995) and Sandra Caron during rehearsals for their play ‘The Kitchen’ at the Royal Court Theatre in London on August 21st, 1961

She also appeared in films such as The Belles of St Trinian’s, Dracula, The Bliss of Mrs Blossom and Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World.

Her final screen role came in 1995 in Agony Again, starring her longtime friend Maureen Lipman.

In 1991, she published a well-received biography of her sister, Alma Cogan: The Girl With the Laugh in Her Voice. 

This cemented her place as a devoted chronicler of one of Britain’s most cherished entertainers.