Katharine Blake
Known For
Acting
Born
1921-09-11 in Johannesburg, South Africa
Died
1991-03-01
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.
Most Known For
Play for Today
as Cynthia McKenna
Theatre 625
as Joanna Afton
Crown Court
as Irene Rutland
Public Eye
as Mrs. Nourse
Festival
as Nadia
Sir Francis Drake
as The Dark Lady
Within These Walls
as Helen Forrester
Male of the Species
as Miss Saville
Folio
as Lady Macbeth
Crane
as Sonia Dajos
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Elizabeth Boleyn
Armchair Theatre
as Hilary
Hunted
as Waitress
Saturday Island
as Nurse
Male of the Species
as Miss Saville
Wuthering Heights
as Catherine Earnshaw
The Man Out There
as Marie
Trottie True
as Ruby Rubarto
Now That April's Here
as Hilda Adams
The Dark Light
as Linda