
Katharine Blake
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-09-11
Day of Death
1991-03-01 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Johannesburg, South Africa
Katharine Blake
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
Acting
(1981)
Blunt Instrument
as Dorothy Logan
(1973)
Beyond Our Means
as Sylvia Forsyth
(1971)
Hell's Angel
as Cynthia McKenna
(1969)
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Elizabeth Boleyn
(1969)
Male of the Species
as Miss Saville
(1967)
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
as Hilary
(1963)
To Have and to Hold
as Claudia
(1961)
The Man Out There
as Marie
(1958)
Now That April's Here
as Hilda Adams
(1952)
Saturday Island
as Nurse
(1952)
Hunted
as Waitress
(1952)
Hammer the Toff
as Janet Lord
(1951)
Assassin for Hire
as Maria Riccardi
(1951)
The Dark Light
as Linda
(1949)
Trottie True
as Ruby Rubarto
(1948)
Wuthering Heights
as Catherine Earnshaw