Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 11, 1921
Died
Mar 01, 1991
Place of Birth
Johannesburg, South Africa
Credits
33 titles
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
Filmography
Blunt Instrument
Dorothy Logan
Within These Walls
Helen Forrester
Beyond Our Means
Sylvia Forsyth
Crown Court
Irene Rutland
No Exit
Claire Dufort
Suspicion
Stella Belman
Hell's Angel
Cynthia McKenna
Wednesday's Child
Play for Today
Cynthia McKenna
Anne of the Thousand Days
Elizabeth Boleyn
Male of the Species
Miss Saville
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Miss Saville
Male of the Species
Miss Saville
ITV Playhouse
Peggy
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
Hilary
Public Eye
Mrs. Nourse
The Wednesday Play
Donna Anna
Theatre 625
Joanna Afton
Festival
Nadia
To Have and to Hold
Claudia
Crane
Sonia Dajos
Sir Francis Drake
The Dark Lady
The Man Out There
Marie
Now That April's Here
Hilda Adams
Armchair Theatre
Hilary
Folio
Lady Macbeth
Hammer the Toff
Janet Lord
Saturday Island
Nurse
Hunted
Waitress
The Dark Light
Linda
Assassin for Hire
Maria Riccardi
Trottie True
Ruby Rubarto
Wuthering Heights
Catherine Earnshaw