Katharine Schlesinger

Katharine Schlesinger

1963-01-01

Biography

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 and the evil Gwendolyn in 1989 Doctor Who serial Ghost Light. She was the niece of director John Schlesinger and now teaches drama for children in North London.

Also appears in

Simon Magus

Simon Magus

7.3

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

5.7

Madame Sousatzka

Madame Sousatzka

6.7

Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey

5.7