Katharine Blake belongs to the acting trade in South African film and television, though the information on record about her career is limited. 'Anne of the Thousand Days' is the title most often attached to her name, where she plays Elizabeth Boleyn. The record begins in 1948, at the age of 27. In 78 years she has gathered 22 credits.
Katharine Blake
69 years (Sep 11, 1921 – Mar 1, 1991)Johannesburg, South Africa
10 Movies12 Series
Katharine Blake belongs to the acting trade in South African film and television, though the information on record about her career is limited. 'Anne of the Thousand Days' is the title most often attached to her name, where she plays Elizabeth Boleyn. The record begins in 1948, at the age of 27. In 78 years she has gathered 22 credits.
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.