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'''Katharine Schlesinger''', is a British [[actress]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212080033/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/225014 SCHLESINGER, Katharine], [[British Film Institute|BFI]]</ref> niece of the film director [[John Schlesinger]] and great-niece of [[Dame Peggy Ashcroft]]. She starred as Catherine in the 1987 film adaptation of [[Jane Austen]]'s ''[[Northanger Abbey (1987 film)|Northanger Abbey]]''.
'''Katharine Schlesinger''' (born 29 April 1963<ref>"Births", ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post]]'', 1 May 1963</ref>) is a British actress.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212080033/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/225014 SCHLESINGER, Katharine], [[British Film Institute|BFI]]</ref> In 1987, she starred as [[Catherine Morland]] in the [[BBC Television ]] adaptation of [[Jane Austen]]'s ''[[Northanger Abbey (1987 film)|Northanger Abbey]]'' and [[Anne Frank]] in the BBC's ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (1987 TV series)|The Diary of Anne Frank]]''. She is the niece of the film director [[John Schlesinger]] and the great-niece of [[Dame Peggy Ashcroft]].


==Theatre==
==Theatre==
In 1990, she listed her earlier provincial stage work as:
In 1990, Schlesinger listed her earlier provincial stage work as:
* ''Romeo and Juliet'' at the Sheffield Crucible;
* ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Crucible Theatre|Sheffield Crucible]];
* ''[[Agnes of God]]'', ''[[Stags and Hens]]'', ''Martin Chuzzlewit'' and ''Fair Stood the Wind for France'', at the Theatre Royal Northampton;
* ''[[Agnes of God]]'', ''[[Stags and Hens]]'', ''[[Martin Chuzzlewit]]'' and ''[[Fair Stood the Wind for France]]'', at the [[Royal & Derngate|Theatre Royal Northampton]];
* ''The Marvellous Land of Oz'' at the Leeds Playhouse;
* ''[[The Marvelous Land of Oz]]'' at the [[Leeds Playhouse]];
* Nell Dunn's ''The Little Heroine'' at the Nuffield, Southampton.
* [[Nell Dunn]]'s ''The Little Heroine'' at the [[Nuffield Theatre, Southampton]].


Listed London work included:
Listed London work included:
* ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' and ''Bashville'', at the [[Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park]] (1984);
* ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' and ''[[Bashville]]'', at the [[Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park]] (1984);
* ''[[The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole]]'' at the [[Wyndham's Theatre]] (December 1984);
* ''[[The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole]]'' at the [[Wyndham's Theatre]] (December 1984);
* ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]'' at the [[Greenwich Theatre]] (March 1987) and the [[Albery Theatre]] (June 1987);
* ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]'' at the [[Greenwich Theatre]] (March 1987) and the [[Albery Theatre]] (June 1987);
* ''The Living Room'' at the [[Royalty Theatre]] (October 1987).
* ''[[The Living Room (play)|The Living Room]]'' at the [[Royalty Theatre]] (October 1987).


She made her [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] debut in 1988 as Grace Wellborn in [[Ben Jonson]]'s ''[[Bartholomew Fair (play)|Bartholomew Fair]]'' staged in the Olivier Theatre, followed in 1989 by her role as Jacinta in the Cottesloe revival of [[Lope de Vega]]'s ''[[Fuente Ovejuna]]''. In November 1989, again at the National, she played the title role in [[Steven Berkoff]]'s [[symbolist]] stage adaptation of [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[Salomé (play)|Salomé]]'', a production which transferred to the [[Phoenix Theatre (London)|Phoenix Theatre]] in January 1990. "Katharine Schlesinger mimed the [[dance of the seven veils]] and, without having taken anything off, persuaded a hushed audience that she was standing there totally naked.": critic [[Robert Tanitch]].<ref>''Oscar Wilde on Stage and Screen'' by [[Robert Tanitch]], Methuen (2001) {{ISBN|0-413-72610-X}}</ref>
Schlesinger made her [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] debut in 1988 as Grace Wellborn in [[Ben Jonson]]'s ''[[Bartholomew Fair (play)|Bartholomew Fair]]'' staged in the Olivier Theatre, followed in 1989 by her role as Jacinta in the Cottesloe revival of [[Lope de Vega]]'s ''[[Fuenteovejuna]]''. In November 1989, again at the National, she played the title role in [[Steven Berkoff]]'s [[Symbolism (movement)|symbolist]] stage adaptation of [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[Salome (play)|Salome]]'', a production which transferred to the [[Phoenix Theatre, London|Phoenix Theatre]] in January 1990. According to critic [[Robert Tanitch]], "Katharine Schlesinger mimed the [[dance of the seven veils]] and, without having taken anything off, persuaded a hushed audience that she was standing there totally naked."<ref>''Oscar Wilde on Stage and Screen'' by [[Robert Tanitch]], Methuen (2001) {{ISBN|0-413-72610-X}}</ref>


In February 1991 at the [[Royal Court Theatre|Royal Court]]'s Theatre Upstairs, she took part in performances of selected plays in the Young Writers' Festival. Since then no further London stage credits for Katharine Schlesinger have been listed in the [[Theatre Record]] annual Indexes.
In February 1991, at the [[Royal Court Theatre|Royal Court]]'s Theatre Upstairs, Schlesinger took part in performances of selected plays in the Young Writers' Festival. Since then no further London stage credits for Katharine Schlesinger have been listed in the [[Theatre Record]] annual Indexes.


==Audio work==
==Audio work==
Schlesinger's [[content (media and publishing)|audio]] work includes [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]''<ref>[http://www.audiopartners.com/shakespeare/pdf/LovesLabor.pdf Love's Labor's Lost] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021170715/http://www.audiopartners.com/shakespeare/pdf/LovesLabor.pdf |date=2007-10-21 }}, Audio Partners</ref> and ''[[Henry VIII (play)|Henry VIII]]''.<ref>[http://www.soundbooks.com.au/shakespeare.php] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224103841/http://www.soundbooks.com.au/shakespeare.php |date=2008-02-24 }}, Soundbooks</ref>
Schlesinger's [[content (media and publishing)|audio]] work includes [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]''<ref>[http://www.audiopartners.com/shakespeare/pdf/LovesLabor.pdf Love's Labor's Lost] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021170715/http://www.audiopartners.com/shakespeare/pdf/LovesLabor.pdf |date=2007-10-21}}, Audio Partners</ref> and ''[[Henry VIII (play)|Henry VIII]]''.<ref>[http://www.soundbooks.com.au/shakespeare.php CLASSICS – SHAKESPEARE (PLAYS & SONNETS)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224103841/http://www.soundbooks.com.au/shakespeare.php |date=2008-02-24}}, Soundbooks</ref>


She also sang the period song ''That's the Way to the Zoo'' in her appearance in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[Ghost Light (Doctor Who)|Ghost Light]]'' (1989).<ref>(2003) [https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/ghostlight/detail.shtml Doctor Who: The Classics Series - Ghost Light] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221091010/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/ghostlight/detail.shtml |date=2020-02-21 }}, [[BBC]]</ref>
She also sang the period song ''That's the Way to the Zoo'' in her appearance in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[Ghost Light (Doctor Who)|Ghost Light]]'' (1989).<ref>(2003) [https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/ghostlight/detail.shtml Doctor Who: The Classics Series - Ghost Light] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221091010/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/ghostlight/detail.shtml |date=2020-02-21 }}, [[BBC]]</ref>
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* ''[[The Tale of Sweeney Todd]]'' .... Lucy (TVM 1998)
* ''[[The Tale of Sweeney Todd]]'' .... Lucy (TVM 1998)
* ''[[The Bill]]'' - Puzzled .... Nicky (TV series)
* ''[[The Bill]]'' - Puzzled .... Nicky (TV series)
* ''[[Silent Witness]]'' - An Academic Exercise .... Dr Annabelle Evans (TV series)
* ''[[Silent Witness]]'' - An Academic Exercise .... Dr Annabelle Evans (TV series)
* ''[[Rides (UK TV series)|Rides]]'' .... Sue-Lyn (TV series, 1992–93)
* ''[[Rides (British TV series)|Rides]]'' .... Sue-Lyn (TV series, 1992–93)
* ''[[Young Catherine]]'' .... Elizabeth Vorontsova (TV mini-series, 1991)
* ''[[Young Catherine]]'' .... Elizabeth Vorontsova (TV mini-series, 1991)
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[Ghost Light (Doctor Who)|Ghost Light]]'' .... Gwendoline (October 1989)
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[Ghost Light (Doctor Who)|Ghost Light]]'' .... Gwendoline (October 1989)
* ''[[Madame Sousatzka]]'' .... Piano Student (film, director John Schlesinger, 1988)
* ''[[Madame Sousatzka]]'' .... Piano Student (film, director John Schlesinger, 1988)
* ''[[No Frills (TV series)|No Frills]]'' .... Suzy (TV sitcom, 1988)
* ''[[No Frills (TV series)|No Frills]]'' .... Suzy (TV sitcom, 1988)
* ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (1987 BBC TV serial)|The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' .... Anne Frank (TVM 1987)
* ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (1987 TV series)|The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' .... Anne Frank (TVM 1987)
* ''[[Northanger Abbey (1987 film)|Northanger Abbey]]'' .... Catherine Morland (TVM 1987)
* ''[[Northanger Abbey (1987 film)|Northanger Abbey]]'' .... Catherine Morland (TVM 1987)


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Latest revision as of 22:59, 27 December 2024

Katharine Schlesinger
Born
Katharine Anne Schlesinger

(1963-04-29) 29 April 1963 (age 61)
Islington, London, England
Years active1984–present

Katharine Schlesinger (born 29 April 1963[1]) is a British actress.[2] In 1987, she starred as Catherine Morland in the BBC Television adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey and Anne Frank in the BBC's The Diary of Anne Frank. She is the niece of the film director John Schlesinger and the great-niece of Dame Peggy Ashcroft.

Theatre

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In 1990, Schlesinger listed her earlier provincial stage work as:

Listed London work included:

Schlesinger made her National Theatre debut in 1988 as Grace Wellborn in Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fair staged in the Olivier Theatre, followed in 1989 by her role as Jacinta in the Cottesloe revival of Lope de Vega's Fuenteovejuna. In November 1989, again at the National, she played the title role in Steven Berkoff's symbolist stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Salome, a production which transferred to the Phoenix Theatre in January 1990. According to critic Robert Tanitch, "Katharine Schlesinger mimed the dance of the seven veils and, without having taken anything off, persuaded a hushed audience that she was standing there totally naked."[3]

In February 1991, at the Royal Court's Theatre Upstairs, Schlesinger took part in performances of selected plays in the Young Writers' Festival. Since then no further London stage credits for Katharine Schlesinger have been listed in the Theatre Record annual Indexes.

Audio work

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Schlesinger's audio work includes William Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost[4] and Henry VIII.[5]

She also sang the period song That's the Way to the Zoo in her appearance in the Doctor Who serial Ghost Light (1989).[6]

Select filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Births", The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, 1 May 1963
  2. ^ SCHLESINGER, Katharine, BFI
  3. ^ Oscar Wilde on Stage and Screen by Robert Tanitch, Methuen (2001) ISBN 0-413-72610-X
  4. ^ Love's Labor's Lost Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, Audio Partners
  5. ^ CLASSICS – SHAKESPEARE (PLAYS & SONNETS) Archived 2008-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, Soundbooks
  6. ^ (2003) Doctor Who: The Classics Series - Ghost Light Archived 2020-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, BBC
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