
Johannesburg, South Africa
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.

as Donna Anna

as Cynthia McKenna
1970

as Irene Rutland
1972

as Donna Anna
1964

as Joanna Afton
1964

as Peggy
1967

as Miss Saville
1969

as Lady Macbeth
1955

as Mrs. Nourse
1965
as Nadia
1963

as The Dark Lady
1961
as Sonia Dajos
1963

as Helen Forrester
1974
1970
as Dorothy Logan
1981

as Sylvia Forsyth
1973

as Cynthia McKenna
1971

1970

as Elizabeth Boleyn
1969

as Miss Saville
1969
as Hilary
1967

as Claudia
1963

as Marie
1961

as Hilda Adams
1958

as Janet Lord
1952

as Nurse
1952

as Waitress
1952
as Linda
1951

as Maria Riccardi
1951

as Ruby Rubarto
1949

as Catherine Earnshaw
1948
as Donna Anna
1 ep.

as Cynthia McKenna
1 episodes

as Irene Rutland
3 episodes

as Donna Anna
1 episodes

as Joanna Afton
1 episodes

as Peggy
1 episodes

as Miss Saville
1 episodes

as Lady Macbeth
1 episodes

as Mrs. Nourse
1 episodes
as Nadia
1 episodes

as The Dark Lady
1 episodes
as Sonia Dajos
1 episodes

as Helen Forrester
17 episodes

as Hilary
1 episodes

as Miss Saville
1 episodes
as Claire Dufort
1 episodes