Katharine Blake
Known for Acting · 31 credits
- Born
- 1921-09-11
- Died
- 1991-03-01
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Also known as
- Illonne Katharine Inglestone
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
TV Shows (14)
Play for Today
1970
as Cynthia McKenna
Crown Court
1972
as Irene Rutland
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Donna Anna
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Peggy
Theatre 625
1964
as Joanna Afton
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Miss Saville
Public Eye
1965
as Mrs. Nourse
Festival
1963
as Nadia
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as The Dark Lady
Folio
1955
as Lady Macbeth
Crane
1963
as Sonia Dajos
Within These Walls
1974
as Helen Forrester
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Hilary / Anne / Rachel / Chris Nourse / Sylvia Forsyth
Male of the Species
1969
as Miss Saville
Movies (17)
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Elizabeth Boleyn
Male of the Species
1969
as Miss Saville
Saturday Island
1952
as Nurse
Hunted
1952
as Waitress
Assassin for Hire
1951
as Maria Riccardi
Trottie True
1949
as Ruby Rubarto
Hammer the Toff
1952
as Janet Lord
To Have and to Hold
1963
as Claudia
Wuthering Heights
1948
as Catherine Earnshaw
The Dark Light
1951
as Linda
Now That April's Here
1958
as Hilda Adams
Beyond Our Means
1973
as Sylvia Forsyth
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
1967
as Hilary
The Man Out There
1961
as Marie
Hell's Angel
1971
as Cynthia McKenna
Blunt Instrument
1981
as Dorothy Logan
Wednesday's Child
1970
About 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 Go… With 31 credits spanning from 1948 to 1981, Katharine Blake has appeared in 17 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Katharine Blake Movies
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) — as Elizabeth Boleyn
- Male of the Species (1969) — as Miss Saville
- Saturday Island (1952) — as Nurse
- Hunted (1952) — as Waitress
- Assassin for Hire (1951) — as Maria Riccardi
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