Katharine Blake

Katharine Blake

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

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

Died: 1991-03-01

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	Wuthering Heights	Catherine Earnshaw	0
2	1949	Trottie True	Ruby Rubarto	70
3	1951	Assassin for Hire	Maria Riccardi	55
4	1951	The Dark Light	Linda	35
5	1952	Hunted	Waitress	67
6	1952	Saturday Island	Nurse	48
7	1952	Hammer the Toff	Janet Lord	60
8	1958	Now That April's Here	Hilda Adams	0
9	1961	The Man Out There	Marie	0
10	1963	To Have and to Hold	Claudia	50
11	1967	What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?	Hilary	0
12	1969	Male of the Species	Miss Saville	55
13	1969	Anne of the Thousand Days	Elizabeth Boleyn	71
14	1971	Hell's Angel	Cynthia McKenna	0
15	1973	Beyond Our Means	Sylvia Forsyth	0
16	1981	Blunt Instrument	Dorothy Logan	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Folio	Lady Macbeth	0
2	1956	Armchair Theatre	Hilary	58
3	1961	Sir Francis Drake	The Dark Lady	45
4	1963	Crane	Sonia Dajos	0
5	1963	Festival	Nadia	80
6	1965	Public Eye	Mrs. Nourse	78
7	1969	Male of the Species	Miss Saville	10
8	1970	Play for Today	Cynthia McKenna	63
9	1972	Crown Court	Irene Rutland	54

Katharine Blake

Film

Television