Kate Duchêne

Kate Duchêne
Born 5 January 1959
London, England

Kate Duchêne (/duːˈʃɛn/ (born Catherine Anne Purves Duchêne, 5 January 1959) is a British actress who spent her early infancy in France, and was brought back to England permanently in 1962, residing in the seaside town of Brighton.

Career

Duchêne started to act at the age of 14. She studied French and Spanish at Trinity College, Cambridge in the 1980s, where she became a member of the Footlights theatre group, writing and performing her own material.[1] She briefly went to Spain, teaching English to children, and returned in 1986.

Television

Duchêne is best known for her work as Miss Constance Hardbroom, the strict "deputy head and potions teacher" on the popular TV series The Worst Witch. She stayed with the programme for its three-year run, and appeared in the first episode of its 2001 spinoff Weirdsister College but did not return for the second spinoff, The New Worst Witch (2005–2006). Later projects included Afterlife, a paranormal drama series, and extensive theatre work.

Radio

From October 1987 to July 1991, Duchêne played Alex Parker in BBC Radio 4's drama series Citizens. In 2013 she guest-starred in the final Series 4 episode of Cabin Pressure, playing a captain in the service of a Zurich-based airline.

Private life

Her partner is Robert Fitzgerald. As of 2010, they had two infant daughters.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mini Bio at IMDb

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