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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1963
Place of Birth
Islington, London, England
Katharine Schlesinger
0.3 Popularity
Biography
British actress best known for playing Anne Frank in a 1987 4 part BBC adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank, and as Jane Austen's heroine Catherine Moreland in a BBC film version of Northanger Abbey opposite Peter Firth. Other roles include Susie in Kathy Staff sitcom No Frills (1988), the evil Gwendolyn in 1989 Doctor Who serial Ghost Light and actress-turned minicab driver Sue-Lyn in drama Rides (1992-1993) She was the niece of director John Schlesinger and now teaches drama for children in North London.
Known For
6.0
Miriam
In the Beginning
2000
7.3
Askha
Simon Magus
1999
5.5
Lucy
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
1998
7.5
Dr. Annabelle Evans
Silent Witness
1996
🎬
6.0
Rides
1992
5.7
Elizabeth Vorontsova
Young Catherine
1991
8.7
Gwendoline
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
1989
6.9
Piano Student
Madame Sousatzka
1988
5.6
Catherine Morland
Northanger Abbey
1987
7.0
Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
1987
Credits
In the Beginning
as Miriam
2000
6.0
Simon Magus
as Askha
1999
7.3
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
as Lucy
1998
5.5
Silent Witness
as Dr. Annabelle Evans
1996
7.5
🎬
Rides
1992
6.0
Young Catherine
as Elizabeth Vorontsova
1991
5.7
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Gwendoline
1989
8.7
Madame Sousatzka
as Piano Student
1988
6.9
Northanger Abbey
as Catherine Morland
1987
5.6
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Anne Frank
1987
7.0