Katharine Blake (actress)
Katharine Blake (11 September 1921 – 1 March 1991) was a South African-born British actress, with an extensive career in television and movies. She was married to director Charles Jarrott.[1]
In 1969/1970 she played the character Chris Nourse in first an episode of Public Eye and then Armchair Theatre; one of the first lesbian love affairs to be seen on UK television.[2] Blake 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.
Selected filmography
- Trottie True (1949)
- The Dark Light (1951)
- Assassin for Hire (1951)
- Hammer the Toff (1952)
- Hunted (1952)
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Selected television
- 1976 Within These Walls
- 1974 Crown Court
- 1959-1973 Armchair Theatre
- 1972 No Exit
- 1972 The Shadow of the Tower
- 1971 Paul Temple
- 1969 Public Eye
- 1967 The Baron
- 1963 The Saint
- 1962 Maigret
- 1962 Sir Francis Drake
- 1961 The Avengers
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