Catherine Rabett

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Catherine Rabett
Born
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
Spouse
(m. 1986;div. 2021)
Children2

Catherine Rabett, sometimes credited as Katie Rabett, is a British actress.

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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]

Theatre roles

Selected film and television roles

Film

Television

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