- Katharine Schlesinger
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grammyawards =Katharine Schlesinger, sometimes credited as Katherine Schlesinger, is a British
actress . [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/225014 SCHLESINGER, Katherine] , BFI] She starred as Catherine in the 1986 film adaptation ofJane Austen 's "Northanger Abbey".Theatre
In 1990 she listed her earlier provincial stage work as:
*"Romeo and Juliet" at the Sheffield Crucible;
*"Agnes of God ", "Stags and Hens", and "Fair Stood the Wind for France", at the Theatre Royal Northampton;
*"The Marvellous Land of Oz" at Leeds Playhouse;
*Nell Dunn's "The Little Heroine" at the Nuffield, Southampton.Listed London work included:
*"A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "Bashville", at theOpen Air Theatre, Regent's Park (1984);
*"The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole "Wyndham's Theatre (December 1984);
*"Three Sisters" atGreenwich Theatre (March 1987) and theAlbery Theatre (June 1987);
*"The Living Room" at theRoyalty Theatre (October 1987).She made her
National Theatre debut in 1988 as Grace Wellborn inBen Jonson 's "Bartholomew Fair " staged in the Olivier Theatre, followed in 1989 by her role as Jacinta in the Cottesloe revival ofLope de Vega 's "Fuente Ovejuna ". In November 1989, again at the National, she played the title role inSteven Berkoff 'ssymbolist stage adaptation ofOscar Wilde 's "Salomé", a production which transferred to thePhoenix Theatre in January 1990. "Katharine Schlesinger mimed thedance of the seven veils and, without having taken anything off, persuaded a hushed audience that she was standing there totally naked.": criticRobert Tanitch . ["Oscar Wilde on Stage and Screen" byRobert Tanitch , Methuen (2001) ISBN 041372610X]In February 1991 at the
Royal Court 's Theatre Upstairs, she took part in performances of selected plays in the Young Writers' Festival. Since then no further London stage credits for Katharine Schlesinger have been listed in theTheatre Record annual Indexes.Audio work
Schlesinger's
audio work includesWilliam Shakespeare 's "Love's Labour's Lost " [ [http://www.audiopartners.com/shakespeare/pdf/LovesLabor.pdf Love's Labor's Lost] , Audio Partners] and "Henry VIII". [ [http://www.soundbooks.com.au/shakespeare.php] , Soundbooks]She also sang the period song "
That's the Way to the Zoo " in her appearance in the "Doctor Who " serial "Ghost Light" (1989). [(2003) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/ghostlight/detail.shtml Doctor Who: The Classics Series - Ghost Light] ,BBC ]elect filmography
*"In the Beginning" .... Miriam (TVM 2000)
*"Simon Magus" .... Askha (1999)
*"The Tale of Sweeney Todd " .... Lucy (TVM 1998)
*"The Bill - Puzzled .... Nicky (TV series)
*"Silent Witness " - An Academic Exercise .... Dr Annabelle Evans (TV series)
*"Rides" .... Sue-Lyn (TV series, 1992-93)
*"Young Catherine " .... Elizabeth Vorontsova (TV mini-series, 1991)
*"Doctor Who " - "Ghost Light" .... Gwendoline (October 1989)
*"Madame Sousatzka " .... Piano Student (film, director John Schlesinger, 1988)
*"No Frills" .... Suzy (TV sitcom, 1988)
*"The Diary of Anne Frank" .... Anne Frank (TVM 1987)
*"Northanger Abbey" .... Catherine Morland (TVM 1986)References
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Theatre Record " and its annual IndexesExternal links
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