Katrine Boorman

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Katrine Boorman
Born (1960-08-06) 6 August 1960 (age 63)
London, England
Years active1974–present
Parent John Boorman
Relatives Charley Boorman

Katrine Boorman (born 6 August 1960) is an English actress and director of film, television, voice and stage since 1974. She is the daughter of British actor-filmmaker John Boorman.

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Biography

Boorman was born to British film director John Boorman and his first wife Christel Kruse Boorman. They had four children, Telsche (died 1997), Daisy, Katrine, and Charley. The family spent the early years of her life in County Wicklow in Ireland, but after John and Christel divorced, the children and the mother left that area, and John remarried and started another family.

Boorman gradually became a greater presence in her father's life as she took parts in his films. [1]

Selected filmography

Television

Director and producer

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  1. Profile, indiewire.com, 22 May 2012.

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