Catherine Feller

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Catherine Feller
Catherine Feller in One Step Beyond (The Prisoner).jpg
Feller in an episode of One Step Beyond (1961)
Born1939 (age 8485)
UK
Occupation(s)Actress, educator
Years active1954–2008
SpouseClaudio Giombi

Catherine Feller (born 1939) [1] is a British actress and educator. [2] She is perhaps best known for her role as Oliver Reed's love interest in the Hammer Film Productions' The Curse of the Werewolf (1961). [3] She appeared in Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) with Peter Sellers, [4] and in the first colour episode "The Queen's Ransom" of The Saint TV show. [5]

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Career

In 1955, as a sixteen-year-old, Feller appeared in a production of The Lark at the Lyric, Hammersmith. [6] The same year, she was featured in the Tatler modelling beachwear. [6]

Feller has experience as an actress in several theatre performances, films and TV series in Italy and the United Kingdom, working for the BBC, the RAI and many other theatres and broadcasting companies. She has collaborated with several public and private schools as a lecturer on expressiveness and conversation courses addressed to teachers and students. She has performed her shows and laboratory activities sponsored by L’Astrolabio throughout Italian schools. Fluent in Italian, she also works as a translator for the magazine Vogue Gioiello , the Italian magazine for gems jewels, diamonds ornamental, and fashion trend.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1954 The Belles of St Trinian's Fourth FormerUncredited
1957 Angel Pavement Lena GolspieTV series, 4 episodes
1958 The Gypsy and the Gentleman Hattie
1958 Bachelor of Hearts Helene
1959 Friends and Neighbours Susan Grimshaw
1960 The Malpas Mystery Jinette Edgar Wallace Mystery
1961 The Curse of the Werewolf Cristina
1961 Murder in Eden Geneviève Beaujean
1962 Waltz of the Toreadors Rosemary, the young maid
1965 San Ferry Ann Lover Girl
1966 Doctor in Clover Catherine - Wife in French MovieUncredited
1968 The Girl with the Pistol RosinaUncredited
1978 Lillie DominiqueTV Mini-Series, 11 episodes
1981 The Little World of Don Camillo Peppone's Wife8 episodes

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References

  1. "Catherine Feller - The Private Life and Times of Catherine Feller. Catherine Feller Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
  2. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9781526111968 via Google Books.
  3. "The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) - Terence Fisher - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. "Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017.
  5. Aveleyman.com; credits and roles; Catherine Feller
  6. 1 2 Deans, Mariel (6 July 1955), "Lighthearted Clothes for the Seaside", The Tatler , p. 34, retrieved 3 August 2019  via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)