Cathryn Mary Lee Harrison (25 May 1959 – 1 October 2018) was an English actress.

Early life

Harrison was the daughter of the actor and singer

Noel Harrison Noel John Christopher Harrison (29 January 1934 – 19 October 2013) was an English actor and singer who had a hit singing " The Windmills of Your Mind" in 1968, and was a member of the British Olympic skiing team in the 1950s. He was the son ...

and Sara Lee Eberts and the granddaughter of actor Sir

Rex Harrison Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play '' French Without Tears'', in what ...

Career

Harrison began her career with

Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New H ...

's film ''

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'' in 1972. Her later performances included the role of Lily in '' Black Moon'' (1975),

Louis Malle Louis Marie Malle (; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down," Malle's filmog ...

's first film in English, as well as many television programmes including '' Portrait of a Marriage'' (1990) in which she played

Violet Trefusis Violet Trefusis (''née'' Keppel; 6 June 1894 – 29 February 1972) was an English socialite and author. She is chiefly remembered for her lengthy affair with the writer Vita Sackville-West that both women continued after their respective marria ...

, Vita Sackville West's lesbian lover. She worked in British television and radio dramas, appearing in '' Love on a Branch Line''; a 1989 episode of '' Hannay'', opposite

Robert Powell Robert Powell (; born 1 June 1944) is an English actor who is known for the title roles in '' Mahler'' (1974) and ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in '' The Thirty Nine Steps'' (1978) and its s ...

; and a 1977 Australian film called '' Blue Fire Lady''. She also appeared as Major Tom Cadman's wife in the ITV series ''

Soldier Soldier ''Soldier Soldier'' is a British television drama series. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name - " Soldier, soldier won't you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum?" - an instrumental version of which was used as its ...

'', and played assistant stage manager Irene in the

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Ronald Harwood Sir Ronald Harwood (né Horwitz; 9 November 1934 – 8 September 2020) was a South African-born British author, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for his plays for the British stage as well as the screenplays for '' The Dresser'' (for w ...

's ''

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''.

Films and television

* ''

'' (1972) - Susannah * '' The Pied Piper'' (1972) - Lisa * '' Black Moon'' (1975) - Lily * ''Romance'' (1977, TV Series) - Vere * '' Blue Fire Lady'' (1977) - Jenny * ''The Witches of Pendle'' (1977, TV Movie) - Alizon Device * ''Moths'' (1977, TV Movie) - Vere * ''

Return of the Saint ''Return of the Saint'' is a British action-adventure television series that aired for one series in 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was also broadcast on CBS in the United States. It was co-produced by ITC Entertainment and the Italian ...

'' (1978, TV Series) - Sally * ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent r ...

'' (1978, TV Mini-Series) - Catherine Linton * '' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (1982, TV Mini-Series) - Tilda Price / Henrietta Petowker * ''Maybury'' (1983, TV Series) - Joanna * ''

'' (1983) - Irene * '' A Christmas Carol'' (1984, TV Movie) - Kate * ''

Robin of Sherwood ''Robin of Sherwood'' is a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 28 April 1984 to 28 June 1986 on the ITV network. In the ...

'' (1986, TV Series) - Isadora * '' The Happy Valley'' (1986, TV Movie) - Helen Tapsell * '' Duet for One'' (1986) - Penny Smallwood * ''

Empire State The Empire State is a nickname for the U.S. state of New York, adopted in the 1800s. It has been incorporated into the names of several state buildings and events. The source of the nickname is unknown and has puzzled many historians; as Ameri ...

'' (1987) - Marion * '' Eat the Rich'' (1987) - Joanna * '' A Handful of Dust'' (1988) - Milly * '' Hannay'' (1989, TV Series) - Barbara Leigh * '' Bergerac'' (1990, TV Series) - Julie Manton * ''Chillers'' (1990) * '' Portrait of a Marriage'' (1990, TV Mini-Series) - Violet Keppel Trefusis * ''

'' (1991, TV Series) - Laura Cadman * ''

Clarissa ''Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady: Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life. And Particularly Shewing, the Distresses that May Attend the Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, In Relation to Marriage'' is an epis ...

'' (1991, TV Series) - Mrs. Sinclair * ''

Agatha Christie's Poirot ''Poirot'' (also known as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'') is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional H ...

'' (1992) - Lady Horbury * ''

Desmond's ''Desmond's'' is a British television situation comedy broadcast by Channel 4 from 1989 to 1994. Conceived and co-written by Trix Worrell, and produced by Charlie Hanson and Humphrey Barclay, ''Desmond's'' stars Norman Beaton as barber Desmo ...

'' (1993, TV Series) - Fiona * '' Love on a Branch Line'' (1994, TV Mini-Series) - Chloe * ''Thin Ice'' (1994) - Vandy * ''Murder in Mind'' (1994, TV Movie) - Eileen * ''The Choir'' (1995, TV Mini-Series) - Sally Ashworth * ''

Wycliffe Wycliffe (and other similar spellings) may refer to: People *John Wycliffe (and other spellings) (c.1320s – 1384), English theologian and Bible translator * Wycliffe (name), includes a list of other people with the name Places * Wycliffe, Count ...

'' (1995, TV Series) - Jane Hardy * '' McCallum'' (1995, TV Series) - Claire Best * ''Original Sin'' (1997, TV Mini-Series) - Claudia Etienne * ''

Déjà Vu ''Déjà vu'' ( , ; "already seen") is a French loanword for the phenomenon of feeling as though one has lived through the present situation before.Schnider, Armin. (2008). ''The Confabulating Mind: How the Brain Creates Reality''. Oxford Univers ...

'' (1997) - Fern's Masseuse * '' Heat of the Sun'' (1998, TV Mini-Series) - Charlotte Elliott * ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

'' (1999, TV Series) - Ms. Spencer * ''Table 12'' (2001, TV Series) - Ali

References

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