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Katharine Blake
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Katharine Blake (born Illonne Katharine Inglestone, September 11, 1921 â 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 healthâŚ
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Katharine Blake (born Illonne Katharine Inglestone, September 11, 1921 â 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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Katharine Blake's Filmography
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No Poster
Blunt Instrument
as Dorothy Logan
Beyond Our Means
as Sylvia Forsyth
Hell's Angel
as Cynthia McKenna
Wednesday's Child
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Elizabeth Boleyn
Male of the Species
as Miss Saville
No Poster
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
as Hilary
To Have and to Hold
as Claudia
The Man Out There
as Marie
Now That April's Here
as Hilda Adams
Hammer the Toff
as Janet Lord
Saturday Island
as Nurse
Hunted
as Waitress
No Poster
The Dark Light
as Linda
Assassin for Hire
as Maria Riccardi
Trottie True
as Ruby Rubarto
Wuthering Heights
as Catherine Earnshaw