Katharine Blake

Katharine Blake

Birthday: 1921-09-11

Deathday: 1991-03-01

Place of birth: Johannesburg, South Africa

Also known as: Illonne Katharine Inglestone

imdb_id: nm0086506

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.

Played in movies:

Anne of the Thousand Days

Score: 7.1

Trottie True

Score: 7.0

Hunted

Score: 6.8

Hammer the Toff

Score: 6.0

Assassin for Hire

Score: 5.5

Male of the Species

Score: 5.5

To Have and to Hold

Score: 5.0

Saturday Island

Score: 4.8

The Dark Light

Score: 3.5

Blunt Instrument

Score: 0.0

Now That April's Here

Score: 0.0

Hell's Angel

Score: 0.0

Beyond Our Means

Score: 0.0

What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?

Score: 0.0

Wuthering Heights

Score: 0.0

The Man Out There

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Festival

Score: 8.0

Public Eye

Score: 7.8

Play for Today

Score: 6.3

Armchair Theatre

Score: 5.8

Crown Court

Score: 5.4

Sir Francis Drake

Score: 4.5

Male of the Species

Score: 1.0

Crane

Score: 0.0

Folio

Score: 0.0