Katharine Blake
Acting
Born 1921-09-11
Died 1991-03-01
Johannesburg, South Africa
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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.
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Filmography
Acting
32 credits
Play for Today
Crown Court
The Wednesday Play
Theatre 625
ITV Playhouse
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Public Eye
Festival
Folio
Sir Francis Drake
Crane
Within These Walls
Anne of the Thousand Days
Male of the Species
Suspicion
No Exit
Trottie True
Hunted
Armchair Theatre
Saturday Island
Male of the Species
Assassin for Hire
Hell's Angel
To Have and to Hold
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
Now That April's Here
Beyond Our Means
The Man Out There
The Dark Light
Wuthering Heights
Hammer the Toff
Blunt Instrument
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Writing
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