Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1963-01-01
Place of Birth
Islington, London, England
Katharine Schlesinger
Biography
British actress best known for playing Anne Frank in a 1987 4 part BBC adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank, and as Jane Austen's heroine Catherine Moreland in a BBC film version of Northanger Abbey opposite Peter Firth. Other roles include Susie in Kathy Staff sitcom No Frills (1988), the evil Gwendolyn in 1989 Doctor Who serial Ghost Light and actress-turned minicab driver Sue-Lyn in drama Rides (1992-1993) She was the niece of director John Schlesinger and now teaches drama for children in North London.
Known For
Doctor Who
as Gwendoline
Silent Witness
as Dr. Annabelle Evans
Madame Sousatzka
as Piano Student
Young Catherine
as Elizabeth Vorontsova
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
as Lucy
Simon Magus
as Askha
In the Beginning
as Miriam
Northanger Abbey
as Catherine Morland
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Gwendoline
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Anne Frank