Katharine Blake
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 11, 1921
- Died
- March 1, 1991 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Johannesburg, South Africa
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.
Known For
Filmography
Blunt Instrument
Movie · as Dorothy Logan
Within These Walls
TV · as Helen Forrester · 17 eps
Beyond Our Means
Movie · as Sylvia Forsyth
Crown Court
TV · as Irene Rutland · 3 eps
No Exit
TV · as Claire Dufort · 1 ep
Hell's Angel
Movie · as Cynthia McKenna
Suspicion
TV · as Stella Belman · 1 ep
Wednesday's Child
Movie
Play for Today
TV · as Cynthia McKenna · 1 ep
Anne of the Thousand Days
Movie · as Elizabeth Boleyn
Male of the Species
Movie · as Miss Saville
Male of the Species
TV · as Miss Saville · 1 ep
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Miss Saville · 1 ep
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
Movie · as Hilary
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Peggy · 1 ep
Public Eye
TV · as Mrs. Nourse · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · as Joanna Afton · 1 ep
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Donna Anna · 1 ep
To Have and to Hold
Movie · as Claudia
Crane
TV · as Sonia Dajos · 1 ep
Festival
TV · as Nadia · 1 ep
The Man Out There
Movie · as Marie
Sir Francis Drake
TV · as The Dark Lady · 1 ep
Now That April's Here
Movie · as Hilda Adams
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Hilary, Anne, Rachel, Chris Nourse, Sylvia Forsyth · 1 ep
Folio
TV · as Lady Macbeth · 1 ep
Hunted
Movie · as Waitress
Saturday Island
Movie · as Nurse
Hammer the Toff
Movie · as Janet Lord
The Dark Light
Movie · as Linda
Assassin for Hire
Movie · as Maria Riccardi
Trottie True
Movie · as Ruby Rubarto
Wuthering Heights
Movie · as Catherine Earnshaw