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Katharine Blake

Katharine Blake

Actor · Born 1921-09-11 · Johannesburg, South Africa

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Biography

Katharine Blake (born Illonne Katharine Inglestone, September 11, 1921 – March 1, 1991) was a British actress, born in South Africa, with an extensive career in television and films. She won the BAFTA for Best Actress for her work in television in 1964. She portrayed Elizabeth Boleyn in the film Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). In 1969/1970, she played the character Chris Nourse in first an episode of Public Eye and then in Armchair Theatre's Wednesday's Child; one of the first lesbian love affairs to be seen on UK television. She replaced Googie Withers as the Prison Governor in the ITV series Within These Walls in 1977, but only appeared in one season, leaving the role due to ill health. Her first husband was actor Anthony Jacobs (1942-1948,1 child), her second husband was actor/director David Greene (1948-1959,1 child), and her third husband was director Charles Jarrott (1959-1982). She was estranged from her 2 daughters at the time of her death.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) — Elizabeth Boleyn
  2. Hunted (1952) — Waitress
  3. Play for Today (1970) — Cynthia McKenna
  4. Saturday Island (1952) — Nurse
  5. Hammer the Toff (1952) — Janet Lord
  6. Sir Francis Drake (1961) — The Dark Lady
  7. Crown Court (1972) — Irene Rutland
  8. Public Eye (1965) — Mrs. Nourse
  9. Armchair Theatre (1956) — Hilary
  10. Theatre 625 (1964) — Joanna Afton
  11. The Wednesday Play (1964) — Donna Anna
  12. Within These Walls (1974) — Helen Forrester
  13. The Dark Light (1951) — Linda
  14. To Have and to Hold (1963) — Claudia
  15. Assassin for Hire (1951) — Maria Riccardi
  16. Trottie True (1949) — Ruby Rubarto
  17. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Peggy
  18. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) — Miss Saville
  19. Male of the Species (1969) — Miss Saville
  20. Male of the Species (1969) — Miss Saville
  21. The Man Out There (1961) — Marie
  22. What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty? (1967) — Hilary
  23. Hell's Angel (1971) — Cynthia McKenna
  24. Now That April's Here (1958) — Hilda Adams
  25. Blunt Instrument (1981) — Dorothy Logan
  26. Folio (1955) — Lady Macbeth
  27. Crane (1963) — Sonia Dajos
  28. Festival (1963) — Nadia
  29. Wuthering Heights (1948) — Catherine Earnshaw
  30. Beyond Our Means (1973) — Sylvia Forsyth
  31. Wednesday's Child (1970)
  32. No Exit (1972) — Claire Dufort
  33. Suspicion (1971) — Stella Belman