Catherine Wilkin
| Catherine Wilkin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 August 1945 England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1977 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Peter McCauley (? - present) |
Catherine Wilkin (born 22 August 1945) is an English actor who has worked in New Zealand and Australia.
Career
Wilkin has acted in many Australian television shows, with a mix of guest and multi-episode recurring roles.
She played the recurring role lawyer Kate McGrath in Cop Shop in 1981. Her then partner, Bill Stalker, was at that time a regular in the series.[1] In 1983 she played Janice Young in Prisoner. Other roles include Pauline Grey in Rafferty's Rules, Katherine Jensen in Embassy, Sally Downie in Blue Heelers and Liz Ryan in McLeod's Daughters. Wilkin also starred in the Saddle Club as the well-loved Mrs. Reg, the mother of the owner of the stable, in 2001.
Theatre performances include Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde in 2010 for Auckland Theatre Company. In 2012 she played Linda in the Peach Theatre Company production of Death of a Salesman.
Personal life
She was injured in the November 1981 motorcycle accident that killed her then-partner, actor Bill Stalker.[2][3][4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Brilliant Lies | Marion Lee |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Cop Shop | Kate McGrath | TV series |
| 1979 | Close to Home | Anne | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Skyways | Hanna Clayton | Episode: "Hard Case Hanna" |
| 1983 | Prisoner | Janice Young | 9 episodes |
| 1984 | Children of the Dog Star | Helen Elliott | TV miniseries |
| 1984 | Keepers, TheThe Keepers | Aggie French | TV series |
| 1985 | Flying Doctors, TheThe Flying Doctors | Pamela Stoneham | TV miniseries |
| 1985 | Fortunate Life, AA Fortunate Life | May Prang | Episode: "Journey" |
| 1986 | Great Bookie Robbery, TheThe Great Bookie Robbery | Carol Power | TV miniseries |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules | Pauline Grey | Episode: "Quantity of Mercy" |
| 1987 | Flying Doctors, TheThe Flying Doctors | Jessie Logan | Episode: "No Quarter Asked" |
| 1989 | This Man... This Woman | Marion Clarke | TV miniseries |
| 1989 | The Magistrate | Claire Boyd | TV movie |
| 1989 | Grim Pickings | Kate | TV miniseries |
| 1991 | Shark in the Park | Catherine Pierce | 5 episodes |
| 1992 | Embassy | Ambassador Katherine Jenson | TV series |
| 1993 | Snowy | Molly Logan | 13 episodes |
| 1995 | Swimming Lessons | Margaret Sadler | TV movie |
| 1997 | Ocean Girl | Madame President | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Duggan | Lynette Bridges | Episode: "Death in Paradise" |
| 1997-1999 | Blue Heelers | Sally Downie | 5 episodes |
| 1998 | Duggan | Lynette Bridges | Episode: "Sins of the Fathers" |
| 1998 | Halifax f.p: Afraid of the Dark | Marion Walters | TV movie |
| 1998 | Chosen, TheThe Chosen | Andrea Gordon | TV movie |
| 1998 | State Coroner | Olwen Parsons | Episode: "Sunday in the Country" |
| 1999 | Lost World, TheThe Lost World | Adama | Episode: "Nectar" |
| 2001-2003 | Saddle Club, TheThe Saddle Club | Elizabeth Regnery | 49 episodes |
| 2001-2003 | McLeod's Daughters | Liz Ryan | 25 episodes |
| 2002 | Lost World, TheThe Lost World | Jessie Challenger | Episode: "The Elixir" |
| 2006 | McLeod's Daughters | Liz Ryan | Episode: "The Legend of Harry Ryan" |
| 2007 | Outrageous Fortune | Sonya | Episode: "The Secret Parts of Fortune" |
| 2011 | Tangiwai | Emma Blair | TV movie |
References
- ↑ Fawcett, Tony. "Fanelli’s Leaving Cop Shop." TV Week. 3 October 1981, page 5.
- ↑ "Actor with film hopes is killed". The Age, 30 November 1981, p. 5
- ↑ "TV actor's death accidental, SM rules". The Age, 18 March 1982, p. 21
- ↑ Robertson, Fred. "The Gentle Side to Big Bill." TV Week. 12 December 1981, page 37.