Acting credits
22
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Katharine Blake
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 13Series: 9
TMDB ID: 88891
IMDb ID: nm0086506
Known for: Acting
Born: September 11, 1921
Died: March 1, 1991
Age: 69
Place of birth: Johannesburg, South Africa
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 1974
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 6.99
Wikidata: Q6376155
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Katharine Blake.
Beyond Our Means
as Sylvia Forsyth
1973 Movie
Hell's Angel
as Cynthia McKenna
1971 Movie
7.1
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Elizabeth Boleyn
1969 Movie
5.5
Male of the Species
as Miss Saville
1969 Movie
5.3
To Have and to Hold
as Claudia
1963 Movie
The Man Out There
as Marie
1961 Movie
Now That April's Here
as Hilda Adams
1958 Movie
6.0
Hammer the Toff
as Janet Lord
1952 Movie
4.8
Saturday Island
as Nurse
1952 Movie
6.9
Hunted
as Waitress
1952 Movie
5.5
Assassin for Hire
as Maria Riccardi
1951 Movie
7.0
Trottie True
as Ruby Rubarto
1949 Movie
Wuthering Heights
as Catherine Earnshaw
1948 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Katharine Blake.
5.3
Within These Walls
as Helen Forrester • 17 eps
1974 Series
5.4
Crown Court
as Irene Rutland • 3 eps
1972 Series
6.3
Play for Today
as Cynthia McKenna • 1 eps
1970 Series
1.0
Male of the Species
as Miss Saville • 1 eps
1969 Series
7.8
Public Eye
as Mrs. Nourse • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.2
Theatre 625
as Joanna Afton • 1 eps
1964 Series
4.5
Sir Francis Drake
as The Dark Lady • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.8
Armchair Theatre
as Hilary • 1 eps
1956 Series
Folio
as Lady Macbeth • 1 eps
1955 Series