Katherine Woodville (actress)

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Katherine Woodville
Kate Woodville headshot 1973.jpg
Woodville in Extreme Close-Up (1973)
Born
Catherine Woodville[1]

(1938-03-12)12 March 1938
London, England
Died5 June 2013(2013-06-05) (aged 75)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1955–1979
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1965; div. 1969)​

Jerrold Freedman
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(m. 1970; div. 1975)​

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(m. 1979; died 2006)​
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Katherine Woodville (born Catherine Woodville; 12 March 1938 – 5 June 2013)[2][1] was an English film and television actress. She changed her professional name to Kate Woodville in 1967 upon moving to the U.S., where she eventually became a life member of the Actors Studio.[3]

Career[]

She was known for her appearances in Z-Cars, The Avengers, Danger Man, Mission: Impossible, It Takes a Thief, Mannix, The Rockford Files, Days of Our Lives and Eight Is Enough. In the original Star Trek series, she played Natira in the episode "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" (1968). She guest-starred as Nedra in Season 2 Episode 12 of Kung Fu (1974), entitled "The Gunman". She appeared in two episodes of the TV series The Saint and in an episode of Gibbsville in 1976.

Personal life[]

Woodville was married three times: first to Avengers star Patrick Macnee and then to Jerrold Freedman, an American film and television director and novelist.[4][5][6]

Her third marriage was to actor Edward Albert (son of Eddie Albert) from 1978 until his death in 2006. They had one child, a daughter, singer/songwriter & poet Tai Woodville.[7][8]

Death[]

Woodville retired from acting in 1979. She died of cancer on 5 June 2013 at the age of 75. Her ashes were sprinkled off Malibu, California at Point Dume.[9]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1961 The Clue of the New Pin Jane Ardfern
1961 The Avengers Peggy episode: "Hot Snow"
1961 A Chance of Thunder Pam Marchant 5 episodes
1962 The Wild and the Willing Sarah Phillips
1963 The Informers Mary Johnnoe
1964 In Camera Estelle 1 episode
1965 Danger Man Janet Wells
1965 The Crooked Road Elena
1965 The Party's Over Nina
1965 The Brigand of Kandahar Elsa
1968 It Takes a Thief Janet Sanders episode: "One Illegal Angel"
1968 Star Trek Natira episode: "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"
1968 Mission Impossible Felicia Vabar episode: "The Spy"
1969 Fear No Evil Ingrid Dorne TV movie
1969 Mannix Johanna Sault episode: "A View of Nowhere"
1971 Mannix Vera episode: "What Happened to Sunday"
1972 Black Gunn Louella
1973 Extreme Close-Up Sally Norman
1974 Kung Fu Nedra Chamberlain
1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker Dr. Helen Lynch episode: "Primal Scream"
1975 Posse Mrs. Cooper
1977 The Rhinemann Exchange Mrs. Cameron 3 episodes, uncredited

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Lentz, Harris M. III (2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. pp. 407–8. ISBN 978-0-786-47665-7.
  2. ^ "Katherine Woodville". British Academy of Film and Television. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
  4. ^ Christopher Reynolds (5 September 1991). "Writes of Passage : It Looks as if Director Jerry Freedman Has Another Hit: His Novel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Jerry Freedman: A Conversation ~ The MacGyver Project". Themacgyverproject.blogspot.com.au. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Writes of Passage: It Looks as if Director Jerry Freedman Has Another Hit: His Novel". Articles.latimes.com. 5 September 1991. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Edward Albert, 55, Movie and TV Actor, Dies", The New York Times, 28 September 2006, retrieved 6 January 2017
  8. ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (2014), Obituaries in the Performing Arts, Lentz'sPerforming Arts Obituaries, 20, McFarland, ISBN 978-0786476657
  9. ^ "Star Trek Remembering TOS Guest Star Katherine Woodville, 1938-2013". Startrek.com. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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