Katherine Woodville (actress)

Katherine Woodville
Woodville in a headshot for Extreme Close-Up (1973)
Born Catherine Woodville[1]
(1938-12-04)4 December 1938
London, England
Died 5 June 2013(2013-06-05) (aged 74)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1955–1979
Spouse(s)
Patrick Macnee
(m. 1965; div. 1969)

Jerrold Freedman
(m. 1970; div. 1975)

Edward Albert
(m. 1979; his death 2006)
Children 1

Katherine Woodville (born Catherine Woodville; 4 December 1938 – 5 June 2013)[2][1] was an English film and television actress. She changed her professional name to Kate Woodville in 1967 upon moving to the US, where she would eventually become a life member of the Actors Studio.[3]

Career

Among her many film and television appearances, 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 and Eight Is Enough. In the original Star Trek series, she played Natira in the episode "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" (1968). She guest-starred as Nedra in Season 2 Episode 12 of Kung Fu (1974), entitled "The Gunman". She appeared in two episodes of the TV series The Saint, and in an episode of Gibbsville in 1976.

Personal life

Woodville was married three times: first to Avengers star Patrick Macnee from 1965-69, and then to Jerrold Freedman, an American film and television director and novelist.[4][5][6][7]

Her third marriage was to actor Edward Albert (son of Eddie Albert) from 1978 until his death in 2006. They had one child, a daughter, songwriter Thaïs "Tai" Carmen Albert.[8][9]

Death

Woodville retired from acting in 1979. She died of cancer on 5 June 2013 at the age of 74. Her ashes were sprinkled off Malibu, California at Point Dume. She was survived by her daughter Thaïs.[10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1961The Clue of the New PinJane Ardfern
1962The Wild and the WillingSarah Phillips
1963The InformersMary Johnnoe
1964In CameraEstelle1 episode
1965The Crooked RoadElena
1965The Party's OverNina
1965The Brigand of KandaharElsa
1969Fear No EvilIngrid DorneTV Movie
1972Black GunnLouella
1973Extreme Close-UpSally Norman
1974Kung FuNedra ChamberlainS2 E12
1975Kolchak: The Night StalkerDr. Helen LynchEpisode 13 "Primal Scream"
1975PosseMrs. Cooper
1977The Rhinemann ExchangeMrs. Cameron3 episodes
Uncredited

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. 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. ↑ Christopher Reynolds (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. ↑ Katherine Woodville on IMDb
  8. ↑ Edward Albert, 55, Movie and TV Actor, Dies, The New York Times, 28 September 2006, retrieved 6 January 2017
  9. ↑ Lentz III, Harris M. (2014), Obituaries in the Performing Arts, Lentz'sPerforming Arts Obituaries, 20, McFarland, ISBN 0786476656
  10. ↑ "Star Trek Remembering TOS Guest Star Katherine Woodville, 1938-2013". Startrek.com. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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