Katharine Schlesinger

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    January 1, 1963 (62 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Islington, London, England

    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 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.

    Known For

    • Silent Witness

      Silent Witness

      1996

    • Madame Sousatzka

      Madame Sousatzka

      1988

    • Young Catherine

      Young Catherine

      1991

    • The Tale of Sweeney Todd

      The Tale of Sweeney Todd

      1998

    • Simon Magus

      Simon Magus

      1999

    • In the Beginning

      In the Beginning

      2000

    • Northanger Abbey

      Northanger Abbey

      1987

    • Doctor Who: Ghost Light

      Doctor Who: Ghost Light

      1989

    • The Diary of Anne Frank

      The Diary of Anne Frank

      1987