Katharine Blake
Actor
- Born
- September 11, 1921 · Johannesburg, South Africa
- Died
- March 1, 1991 (age 69)
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.
Read moreShow less
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
Anne of the Thousand Days
December 18, 1969
Hunted
March 17, 1952
Saturday Island
March 20, 1952
Hammer the Toff
May 1, 1952
To Have and to Hold
July 1, 1963
Assassin for Hire
April 1, 1951
Trottie True
September 29, 1949
Male of the Species
January 3, 1969
The Man Out There
March 12, 1961
Hell's Angel
January 21, 1971
Now That April's Here
June 19, 1958
Wuthering Heights
March 7, 1948
Acting17
- 1981Blunt Instrument as Dorothy Logan
- 1973Beyond Our Means as Sylvia Forsyth
- 1971Hell's Angel as Cynthia McKenna
- 1970Wednesday's Child
- 1969Anne of the Thousand Days as Elizabeth Boleyn
- 1969Male of the Species as Miss Saville
- 1967What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty? as Hilary
- 1963To Have and to Hold as Claudia
- 1961The Man Out There as Marie
- 1958Now That April's Here