Known for

Acting

Born

Jan 1, 1963 (63 years old)

Place of birth

Islington, London, England

Katharine Schlesinger

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.

Titles

Doctor Who

Series • 1963

Silent Witness

Series • 1996

Remembers…

Series • 2022

In the Beginning

Series • 2000

Young Catherine

Series • 1991

Madame Sousatzka

Movie • 1988

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

Movie • 1998

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

Movie • 1989

Simon Magus

Movie • 1999

Northanger Abbey

Movie • 1987