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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1944|6|18}} |
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| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland |
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| children = [[Nina Conti]] |
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'''Kara Wilson''' (born 18 June 1944) is a |
'''Kara Wilson''' (born 18 June 1944) is a Scottish actress best known for her roles as Patience Heatherstone in the 1964 adaptation of ''[[The Children of the New Forest]]''<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5d60843f00a74c039b5d4cd401dd9d9b BBC website, ''The Children of the New Forest: 1: The King's Messenger, Sun 23rd Aug 1964'']</ref> and as Miss Caroline Gordon in the seventh series of children's soap opera ''[[Grange Hill]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karawilson.co.uk/biography.html|title=Kara Wilson Biography - actress wife of Tom Conti|website=www.karawilson.co.uk|access-date=2017-06-27}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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===Acting=== |
===Acting=== |
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Wilson has acted in numerous productions with the Glasgow University Dramatic Society, playing leading roles in ''[[Lysistrata]]'', [[August Strindberg|Strindberg]]'s ''[[The Stronger]]'', [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[The Crucible]]'', and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]''. As the Society's president, she ran a small theatre company and took productions to both the Edinburgh and Student Drama Festivals. |
Wilson has acted in numerous productions with the Glasgow University Dramatic Society, playing leading roles in ''[[Lysistrata]]'', [[August Strindberg|Strindberg]]'s ''[[The Stronger]]'', [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[The Crucible]]'', and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]''.<ref name=I>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933677/bio|title=Kara Wilson|website=[[IMDb]] |publisher=}}</ref> As the Society's president, she ran a small theatre company and took productions to both the Edinburgh and Student Drama Festivals. |
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Wilson first appeared on television in an |
Wilson first appeared on television in an adaptation of [[Frederick Marryat]]'s novel ''[[The Children of the New Forest]]''. She appeared in several small roles in many television series' throughout the 1960s, appearing in ''[[Dombey and Son (1969 TV series)|Dombey and Son]]'' in 1969<ref>[https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/dombey-and-son/5019322675372.html W H Smith website, ''Dombey and Son'']</ref> and the 1970 film adaptation of ''[[Jane Eyre (1970 film)|Jane Eyre]]''.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Jane-Eyre-George-C-Scott/dp/B0007R4TAS Amazon website, ''Jane Eyre (1971)'']</ref> She also appeared as Helen Smith in ''[[Adam Smith (TV series)|Adam Smith]]'' between 1972 and 1973, as Miss Gordon the Art teacher in ''[[Grange Hill]]'' and as Jean Mackenzie in ''[[Mackenzie (TV series)|Mackenzie]]''. |
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In 1993 Wilson co-wrote and performed "The Story of [[Robert Burns]]", a programme of songs, verse and anecdotes about the Scottish poet. In 1994 she wrote and performed "The Young Pretender," the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and took this production to the Borders Festival in Scotland in October 1995 with her daughter. |
In 1993, Wilson co-wrote and performed "The Story of [[Robert Burns]]", a programme of songs, verse and anecdotes about the Scottish poet. In 1994 she wrote and performed "The Young Pretender," the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and took this production to the Borders Festival in Scotland in October 1995 with her daughter. |
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===As an artist=== |
===As an artist=== |
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Wilson took up painting and studied at Camden Arts Centre where she remained off and on for ten years. In recent years she has had several exhibitions of her paintings, including one at the Netherbow at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1992 she exhibited with other artists at the Hooper Gallery, St |
Wilson took up painting and studied at [[Camden Arts Centre]]<ref>[https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/art-angel-window-life-angelica-kauffmann Lauderdale House website, '' Art Angel: a Window into the Life of Angelica Kauffmann'', press release for event on October 14th, 2021.]</ref> where she remained off and on for ten years. In recent years she has had several exhibitions of her paintings, including one at the Netherbow at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1992 she exhibited with other artists at the Hooper Gallery, [[St John's Wood]] and in 1993 at [[the Wabe]] Gallery, Hampstead.<ref name=I /> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Wilson was educated at The Park School in Glasgow, and later majored in psychology at the [[University of Glasgow]]. |
Wilson was educated at The Park School in Glasgow, and later majored in psychology at the [[University of Glasgow]].<ref>[https://allevents.in/org/kara-wilson/23829865 All Events website, ''Kara Wilson'']</ref> |
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Wilson married fellow Scottish actor [[Tom Conti]] in 1967, and the couple have a daughter, [[Nina Conti |
Wilson married fellow Scottish actor [[Tom Conti]] in 1967, and the couple have a daughter, the actress and [[ventriloquism|ventriloquist]] [[Nina Conti]], born to the couple in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/9687554/Ventriloquist-is-still-hearing-voices|title=Ventriloquist is still hearing voices|website=Stuff|date=4 February 2014 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Kara Wilson | |
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| Born | 18 June 1944 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1964–2011 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Nina Conti |
| Relatives | Arthur Conti (grandson) |
Kara Wilson (born 18 June 1944) is a Scottish actress best known for her roles as Patience Heatherstone in the 1964 adaptation of The Children of the New Forest[1] and as Miss Caroline Gordon in the seventh series of children's soap opera Grange Hill.[2]
Career
[edit]Acting
[edit]Wilson has acted in numerous productions with the Glasgow University Dramatic Society, playing leading roles in Lysistrata, Strindberg's The Stronger, Arthur Miller's The Crucible, and Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost.[3] As the Society's president, she ran a small theatre company and took productions to both the Edinburgh and Student Drama Festivals.
Wilson first appeared on television in an adaptation of Frederick Marryat's novel The Children of the New Forest. She appeared in several small roles in many television series' throughout the 1960s, appearing in Dombey and Son in 1969[4] and the 1970 film adaptation of Jane Eyre.[5] She also appeared as Helen Smith in Adam Smith between 1972 and 1973, as Miss Gordon the Art teacher in Grange Hill and as Jean Mackenzie in Mackenzie.
In 1993, Wilson co-wrote and performed "The Story of Robert Burns", a programme of songs, verse and anecdotes about the Scottish poet. In 1994 she wrote and performed "The Young Pretender," the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and took this production to the Borders Festival in Scotland in October 1995 with her daughter.
As an artist
[edit]Wilson took up painting and studied at Camden Arts Centre[6] where she remained off and on for ten years. In recent years she has had several exhibitions of her paintings, including one at the Netherbow at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1992 she exhibited with other artists at the Hooper Gallery, St John's Wood and in 1993 at the Wabe Gallery, Hampstead.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Wilson was educated at The Park School in Glasgow, and later majored in psychology at the University of Glasgow.[7]
Wilson married fellow Scottish actor Tom Conti in 1967, and the couple have a daughter, the actress and ventriloquist Nina Conti, born to the couple in 1973.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ BBC website, The Children of the New Forest: 1: The King's Messenger, Sun 23rd Aug 1964
- ^ "Kara Wilson Biography - actress wife of Tom Conti". www.karawilson.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Kara Wilson". IMDb.
- ^ W H Smith website, Dombey and Son
- ^ Amazon website, Jane Eyre (1971)
- ^ Lauderdale House website, Art Angel: a Window into the Life of Angelica Kauffmann, press release for event on October 14th, 2021.
- ^ All Events website, Kara Wilson
- ^ "Ventriloquist is still hearing voices". Stuff. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Kara Wilson at IMDb