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Katharine Schlesinger
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 (1988), the evil Gwendolyn in 1989 Doctor Who serial Ghost Light and actress-turned minicab driver Sue-Lyn in drama Rides (1992-1993) She was the niece of director John Schlesinger and now teaches drama for children in North London.
Top Filmography

7.5
Silent Witness
1996 // TV

6.9
Madame Sousatzka
1988 // MOVIE

5.7
Young Catherine
1991 // TV

5.5
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
1998 // MOVIE

7.3
Simon Magus
1999 // MOVIE

6.0
In the Beginning
2000 // TV

5.6
Northanger Abbey
1987 // MOVIE

8.4
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
1989 // MOVIE

7.0
The Diary of Anne Frank
1987 // TV
6.0
Rides
1992 // TV

0.0
Remembers…
2022 // TV