| Intro | Actress |
| Was |
Actor Film actor |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 11 September 1921, Johannesburg |
| Death |
1 March 1991 (aged 69 years) |
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.
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. 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) – Ruby Rubarto (uncredited)
- Assassin for Hire (1951) – Maria Riccardi
- The Dark Light (1951) – Linda
- Hunted (1952) – Waitress
- Saturday Island (1952) – Nurse
- Hammer the Toff (1952) – Janet Lord
- Now That April’s Here (1958) – Hilda Adams (segment “The Rejected One”)
- To Have and to Hold (1963) – Claudia
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) – Elizabeth Boleyn
Selected television
- 1961 The Avengers – Dr. Ampara Alvarez Sandoval
- 1962 Sir Francis Drake – The Dark Lady
- 1962 Maigret – Mado
- 1963 The Saint – Rosemary Chase
- 1967 The Baron – Madame Nicharos
- 1969 Public Eye – Mrs. Chris Nourse
- 1971 Paul Temple – Drucilla Ardrey
- 1972 The Shadow of the Tower – Signora Cabot
- 1972 No Exit – Claire Dufort
- 1959-1973 Armchair Theatre – Sylvia Forsyth / Chris Nourse / Hilary / Marie / Carla Melini / Doris Binstead
- 1974 Crown Court – Irene Rutland
- 1976 Within These Walls – Prison Governess – Helen Forrester