Jean Caresse (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)

Jean Caresse (played by Mary Carver), was a THRUSH agent who appeared in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episode The Moonglow Affair (Season 2, 1966). Using a fashion house as a front, Jean and her brother and fellow THRUSH boss, Arthur Caresse launched a plot to sabotage space rocket launches.
Personality
Jean Caresse felt frustrated and angry at being overshadowed by her brother, Arthur. She belived that she was smarter and more efficient than her brother. Nevertheless, despite her belief in her competence, she managed to accidentally shoot and wound Arthur.
Fate
At the end of the episode, UNCLE agents burst into her Fashion House HQ and arrest Jean and her injured brother.
Trivia
Although an episode of The Man from UNCLE, The Moonglow Affair was a pilot for the spinoff show, Girl from UNCLE, which ended up using a different set of actors to play the leads, April Dancer and Mark Slate.
The episode was written by Dean Hargrove, who wrote a number of other stories for The Man from UNCLE. Female villains in these stories were always arrested rather than killed.
Category:1960s
Category:Blonde
Category:High Heels
Category:Incapacitator
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Long Skirts & Dresses
Category:Opera Gloves
Category:Pistol
Category:Sibling
Category:Spy
Category:Fate: Arrested