Katharine Blake

Born: 1921-09-11 in Johannesburg, South Africa

Died: 1991-03-01

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1981

Blunt Instrument as Dorothy Logan

1974

Within These Walls as Helen Forrester

1973

Beyond Our Means as Sylvia Forsyth

1972

Crown Court as Irene Rutland

1971

Hell's Angel as Cynthia McKenna

1965

Public Eye as Mrs. Nourse

1964

Theatre 625 as Joanna Afton

1963

Festival as Nadia
Crane as Sonia Dajos
To Have and to Hold as Claudia

1961

Sir Francis Drake as The Dark Lady
The Man Out There as Marie

1958

Now That April's Here as Hilda Adams

1956

Armchair Theatre as Hilary

1955

Folio as Lady Macbeth

1952

Hunted as Waitress
Saturday Island as Nurse
Hammer the Toff as Janet Lord

1951

Assassin for Hire as Maria Riccardi
The Dark Light as Linda

1949

Trottie True as Ruby Rubarto

1948

Wuthering Heights as Catherine Earnshaw