Katherine Kessey

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Katherine Kessey
Born (1946-01-28) 28 January 1946 (age 78)
Perth, Western Australia
OccupationActress
Spouse
(m. 1971;died 2022)
Children2

Katherine Glyn Kessey (born 28 January 1946) is an Australian actress. She is the widow of British actor Bill Treacher. Their son Jamie Treacher is also an actor. She was born in Perth, Western Australia, with her father, Gwilym Kessey, having played cricket for Western Australia. [1] She made her television debut in 1966 as a twin daughter in Nelson: A Study in Miniature with her twin sister, Karen Kessey, playing the other twin daughter. They also appeared in the Australian TV play All Fall Down and together with Roger Moore and Tony Curtis in episode No. 15 'Element of Risk' of the TV-series The Persuaders! . [2]

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References

  1. "Second actress-twin marries in London" The Australian Women's Weekly . Published 10 January 1973.
  2. "TWIN STARS' HOLIDAY AT HOME". The Australian Women's Weekly . 9 August 1967. p. 45. Retrieved 6 June 2015 via National Library of Australia.