Katherine Woodville (actress)
Katherine Woodville | |
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 Woodville in a headshot for Extreme Close-Up (1973) | |
| Born | Catherine Woodville[1] 4 December 1938 London, England |
| Died | 5 June 2013 (aged 74) |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–1979 |
| Spouse(s) |
Jerrold Freedman
(m. 1970; div. 1975) |
| Children | 1 |
Katherine Woodville (born Catherine Woodville; 4 December 1938 – 5 June 2013)[2][1] was an English film and television actress. She changed her professional name to Kate Woodville in 1967 upon moving to the US, where she would eventually become a life member of the Actors Studio.[3]
Career
Among her many film and television appearances, she was known for her appearances in Z-Cars, The Avengers, Danger Man, Mission: Impossible, It Takes a Thief, Mannix, The Rockford Files, Days of Our Lives and Eight Is Enough. In the original Star Trek series, she played Natira in the episode "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" (1968). She guest-starred as Nedra in Season 2 Episode 12 of Kung Fu (1974), entitled "The Gunman". She appeared in two episodes of the TV series The Saint, and in an episode of Gibbsville in 1976.
Personal life
Woodville was married three times: first to Avengers star Patrick Macnee from 1965-69, and then to Jerrold Freedman, an American film and television director and novelist.[4][5][6][7]
Her third marriage was to actor Edward Albert (son of Eddie Albert) from 1978 until his death in 2006. They had one child, a daughter, songwriter Thaïs "Tai" Carmen Albert.[8][9]
Death
Woodville retired from acting in 1979. She died of cancer on 5 June 2013 at the age of 75. Her ashes were sprinkled off Malibu, California at Point Dume. She was survived by her daughter Thaïs.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1961 | The Clue of the New Pin | ||
| 1962 | The Wild and the Willing | ||
| 1963 | The Informers | ||
| 1964 | In Camera | ||
| 1965 | The Crooked Road | ||
| 1965 | The Party's Over | ||
| 1965 | The Brigand of Kandahar | ||
| 1969 | Fear No Evil | ||
| 1972 | Black Gunn | ||
| 1973 | Extreme Close-Up | ||
| 1975 | Posse |
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References
- ^ a b Lentz, Harris M. III (2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. pp. 407–8. ISBN 978-0-786-47665-7.
- ^ "Katherine Woodville". British Academy of Film and Television. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
- ^ Christopher Reynolds (5 September 1991). "Writes of Passage : It Looks As If Director Jerry Freedman Has Another Hit: His Novel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Jerry Freedman: A Conversation ~ The MacGyver Project". Themacgyverproject.blogspot.com.au. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Writes of Passage: It Looks As If Director Jerry Freedman Has Another Hit: His Novel". Articles.latimes.com. 5 September 1991. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ Katherine Woodville at IMDb
- ^ Edward Albert, 55, Movie and TV Actor, Dies, The New York Times, 28 September 2006, retrieved 6 January 2017
- ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (2014), Obituaries in the Performing Arts, Lentz'sPerforming Arts Obituaries, vol. 20, McFarland, ISBN 0786476656
- ^ "Star Trek Remembering TOS Guest Star Katherine Woodville, 1938-2013". Startrek.com. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
External links
- Katherine Woodville at the Internet Movie Database
- Katherine Woodville at Find a Grave
- Katherine Woodville at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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