- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 11, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Died
- March 1, 1991
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…
Filmography
Blunt Instrument
movieBlunt Instrument
1981 · Dorothy Logan
tvWithin These Walls
1974 · Helen Forrester
movieBeyond Our Means
1973 · Sylvia Forsyth
tvCrown Court
1972 · Irene Rutland
No Exit
tvNo Exit
1972 · Claire Dufort
Suspicion
tvSuspicion
1971 · Stella Belman
movieHell's Angel
1971 · Cynthia McKenna
movieWednesday's Child
1970
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Cynthia McKenna
movieAnne of the Thousand Days
1969 · Elizabeth Boleyn
tvMale of the Species
1969 · Miss Saville
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Miss Saville
movieMale of the Species
1969 · Miss Saville
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Peggy
What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
movieWhat's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?
1967 · Hilary
tvPublic Eye
1965 · Mrs. Nourse
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964 · Donna Anna, Writer
tvTheatre 625
1964 · Joanna Afton
Festival
tvFestival
1963 · Nadia
movieTo Have and to Hold
1963 · Claudia
Crane
tvCrane
1963 · Sonia Dajos
tvSir Francis Drake
1961 · The Dark Lady
movieThe Man Out There
1961 · Marie
movieNow That April's Here
1958 · Hilda Adams
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Hilary, Anne, Rachel, Chris Nourse, Sylvia Forsyth
tvFolio
1955 · Lady Macbeth
movieHammer the Toff
1952 · Janet Lord
movieSaturday Island
1952 · Nurse
movieHunted
1952 · Waitress
The Dark Light
movieThe Dark Light
1951 · Linda
movieAssassin for Hire
1951 · Maria Riccardi
movieTrottie True
1949 · Ruby Rubarto
movieWuthering Heights
1948 · Catherine Earnshaw