Kate Harcourt

Dame Kate Harcourt
DNZM
Harcourt in 2018
Born Catherine Winifred Fulton
(1927-06-16) 16 June 1927
Amberley, New Zealand
Occupation Actor
Years active 1960s–present
Spouse(s)
Peter Millais Harcourt
(m. 1965; d. 1995)
Children 2 (incl. Miranda Harcourt)
Relatives Thomasin McKenzie (granddaughter)

Dame Catherine Winifred Harcourt DNZM (née Fulton, born 16 June 1927), known professionally as Kate Harcourt, is a New Zealand actor who has appeared in numerous New Zealand theatre productions, films and TV shows. She has worked extensively in radio.

Personal life

Harcourt was born in Amberley, New Zealand, the daughter of Winifred Harriet (Austin) and Gordon Fulton.[1] She is the mother of actor Miranda Harcourt and former Fair Go television presenter Gordon Harcourt,[2][3] and grandmother of actress Thomasin McKenzie. She played a part in the movie adaptation of The Changeover.[4][5][6] Her husband, Peter Harcourt (1923 – 1995), was from the family that founded Harcourts International real estate. He died on 6 March 1995 of cancer, after being presented for QSO in the New Year Honours for service to the community for two years as an actor, broadcaster and presenter.[7]

Honours

In the 1996 New Year Honours, Harcourt was appointed as a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her contribution to theatre.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Scholefield, Guy Hardy; Lambert, Max (1991). Who's who in New Zealand. Reed.
  2. ↑ A lifetime walking the boards Capital Times, 12 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Harcourt siblings: The tables are turned", nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com, 23 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "National Portrait - Kate Harcourt, a real dame and still thrilled by performing". Stuff.co.nz. 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  5. ↑ Victoria Crocker (2017-09-25). "Dame Kate Harcourt on stage and screen this season | WOW". World of WearableArt. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  6. ↑ "Kate Harcourt in 'The Changeover' World Premiere - Arrivals". Zimbio. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  7. ↑ "Peter Harcourt". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  8. ↑ "The Queen's Birthday Honours 1996" (10 June 1996) 59 New Zealand Gazette, at pp. 1487-88.


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