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Catherine Rabett | |
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Born | London, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1981–present |
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Children | 2 |
Catherine Rabett, sometimes credited as Katie Rabett, is a British actress.
She played Cecily "Cissy" Meldrum in the BBC sitcom You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993). [1] [2] [3] She was a member of the Second Generation dance group, [4] and later Hot Gossip, [5] Arlene Phillips's dance group, which regularly performed on The Kenny Everett Video Show . Rabett was married to comic performer and scriptwriter Kit Hesketh-Harvey from 1986 until their divorce in 2021; they had two children. [6]
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