Katherine Woodville (actress)

Katherine Woodville
Woodville in Extreme Close-Up (1973)
Born
Catherine Woodville

(1938-03-12)12 March 1938
London, England
Died5 June 2013(2013-06-05) (aged 75)
Portland, Oregon, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1955–1979
Known forFor the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
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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) 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.

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, Eight Is Enough, Star Trek, Kung Fu, The Saint and Gibbsville.

Personal life

Woodville married three times: first to Avengers actor Patrick Macnee and then to Jerrold Freedman, an American film and television director and novelist.

Her third marriage was to actor Edward Albert, the son of Eddie Albert, from 1978 until his death in 2006. The couple had one child, a daughter, singer/songwriter and poet Tai Woodville (born 1980).

Woodville retired from acting in 1979. She died of cancer on 5 June 2013 at the age of 75.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1961The Clue of the New PinJane Ardfern
1961The AvengersPeggyepisode: "Hot Snow"
1961A Chance of ThunderPam Marchant5 episodes
1962The Wild and the WillingSarah Phillips
1962Sir Francis Drake Little Doveepisode: "The Fountain of Youth"
1962The AvengersLaureepisode: "Propellant 23"
1963The InformersMary Johnnoe
1964In CameraEstelle1 episode
1965Danger ManJanet Wellsepisode: "Colony Three"

1965: Z Cars, episode: 'Happy Families'

1965The Crooked RoadElena
1965The Party's OverNina
1965The Brigand of KandaharElsa
1968It Takes a ThiefJanet Sandersepisode: "One Illegal Angel"
1968Star TrekNatiraepisode: "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"
1968Mission ImpossibleFelicia Vabarepisode: "The Spy"
1969Fear No EvilIngrid DorneTV movie
1969MannixJohanna Saultepisode: "A View of Nowhere"
1970The Virginian (TV series)Vanessa McKenzieseason 9, episode 11 "Follow the Leader"
1971MannixVeraepisode: "What Happened to Sunday"
1972Black GunnLouella
1973Extreme Close-UpSally Norman
1974Kung FuNedra Chamberlain
1975Kolchak: The Night StalkerDr. Helen Lynchepisode: "Primal Scream"
1975Ellery Queen (TV series)Priscilla Hagenepisode: "The Wary Witness"
1975PosseMrs. Cooper
1975The Rockford FilesMarilyn Raeepisode: "Say Goodbye to Jennifer"
1976The Rockford FilesKaren Silverepisode: "A Portrait of Elizabeth"
1977The Rhinemann ExchangeMrs. Cameron3 episodes, uncredited
1977Days of Our LivesMarie Horton44 episodes, recurring
1979Where's Willie?Beth Wade
1978Little House on the PrairieBess Bevinsepisode "The Man Within" (as Kate Woodville)
1979The New Adventures of Wonder WomanAdele Koblerepisode: "Amazon Hot Wax" (as Kate Woodville)
1979Eight Is EnoughMs. Chovick2 episodes; final role

References

  1. 1 2 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. 15 July 2013. 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. ↑ Reynolds, Christopher (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, vol. 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.