Katherine Kath

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Katherine Kath
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Publicity still for BBC TV's The Hunted (1961)
Born
Rose Marie Lily Faess

(1920-08-11)11 August 1920
Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France
Died17 November 2012(2012-11-17) (aged 92)
Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France
Occupation(s)Ballerina, actress
Years active1947-1989
Spouse Jack Clayton (1953-?)

Katherine Kath (born Rose Marie Lily Faess; 11 August 1920 – 17 November 2012) was a French prima ballerina at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, who became an actress after suffering from an injury which destroyed her chances of continuing her career.

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Biography

Kath was born in Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France, where she also died, at age 92 in 2012, from undisclosed causes. Until shortly before then, she was living in London, near Fulham Road.

She appeared in many international films and television programmes during her acting career. [1] She met British filmmaker Jack Clayton in 1952, during the making of Moulin Rouge , in which she portrayed the can-can dancer La Goulue and on which Clayton was the assistant director.

Jack was gifted a watercolour of Katherine by Marcel Vertès, who won two academy awards for his work on the film. It was signed "A Jack Clayton tres amicalement".

The couple married in 1953, following Clayton's divorce from his first wife, Christine Norden, but the union was shortlived. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1947 Captain Blomet
1948 The Cavalier of Croix-Mort Sandrine
1948 The Cupboard Was Bare L'actrice
1948Toute la famille était làRita Barbara
1949 Thus Finishes the Night Une voyageuse
1950 Fugitive from Montreal
1952 Crimson Curtain
1952 Moulin Rouge Louise Weber (La Goulue)
1953 Inside a Girls' Dormitory Mlle. Claude Persal
1954 Daughters of Destiny La ribaudeSegment: "Jeanne"
1954 Oh No, Mam'zelle Gimblette
1955 Madonna of the Sleeping Cars Irena
1956Peril for the GuyAnita Fox
1956 A Touch of the Sun Lucienne
1956 Anastasia Maxime
1957 Let's Be Happy Mrs. Fielding
1957 These Dangerous Years Mrs. Wyman
1957 Seven Thunders Mme. Parfait
1958 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk Yvonne Delbeau
1959 Subway in the Sky Anna Grant
1961 Fury at Smugglers' Bay Maman
1962 Gigot Colette
1963AlikiAnna
1964 Circus World Hilda
1965 The High Bright Sun Mrs. Andros
1969 The Assassination Bureau Mme. Lucoville
1971 Mary, Queen of Scots Catherine de' Medici
1977 Marquis de Sade's Justine Mme. Laronde

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1956, 1966 Armchair Theatre Mila Kosky, Carole MillardEpisodes: "The Mother", "The Three Barrelled Shotgun"
1957 The Benny Hill Show Episode: "2.1"
1958Uncertain MercyMarya BorowTV film
1958 Sunday Night Theatre NinaEpisode: "The Uninvited"
1958–59 Television Playwright Maria Venucci / Anna RojasEpisodes: "The Marrying of Milly", "The Dark Side of the Earth"
1959Foreign FieldCyprineTV film
1959Never DieOdette MarceauTV film
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play Sister AnneliseEpisode: "The Small Victory"
1961The HuntedGiselleTV film
1967 The Prisoner EngadineEpisode: "A. B. and C."
1972 Doomwatch Lady Janette HolroydEpisode: "Without the Bomb"
1974 QB VII Mrs. CzernyEpisode: "Part 3"
1975 Shades of Greene The MadamEpisode: "The Root of All Evil"
1980 Love in a Cold Climate Old CountessEpisode: "Monsieur Le Duc"
1984The Man Who Married a French WifeMamanTV film
1986 Just Good Friends The SecretaryEpisode: "The Wedding"
1987 Horizon Pop PriorEpisode: "The Race for the Double Helix"
1989The Pied PiperFrench Woman on TrainTV film

References

  1. ↑ "Katherine Kath". BFI. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Katherine Kath | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
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