
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.

Play for Today
TV • 1970

Theatre 625
TV • 1964

Crown Court
TV • 1972

Public Eye
TV • 1965

Sir Francis Drake
TV • 1961

Folio
TV • 1955

Within These Walls
TV • 1974

Male of the Species
TV • 1969

Armchair Theatre
TV • 1956

Anne of the Thousand Days
MOVIE • 1969

Hunted
MOVIE • 1952

Male of the Species
MOVIE • 1969

Assassin for Hire
MOVIE • 1951

The Man Out There
MOVIE • 1961

Trottie True
MOVIE • 1949

To Have and to Hold
MOVIE • 1963

Hell's Angel
MOVIE • 1971

Saturday Island
MOVIE • 1952