Katharine Schlesinger

Katharine Schlesinger

Birthday: 1963-01-01

Place of Birth: Islington, London, England

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.

Movies

Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey

A young girl, whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions, goes to stay with the wealthy...

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Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Doctor Who: Ghost Light

The Doctor takes Ace on an initiative test to a strange Victorian old house where she is forced to c...

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Simon Magus
Simon Magus

Simon is an outcast from his Jewish community because he claims that the devil talks to him and he h...

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The Tale of Sweeney Todd
The Tale of Sweeney Todd

The fictional tale of the murderous 19th century barber (Ben Kinglsey) who sold his kills to a neigh...

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Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka

In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a teenag...

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