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Katharine Schlesinger

Katharine Schlesinger

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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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1998
The Tale of Sweeney Todd

as    Lucy

1991
Young Catherine

as    Elizabeth Vorontsova

1989
Doctor Who: Ghost Light

as    Gwendoline

1987
The Diary of Anne Frank

as    Anne Frank

1987
Northanger Abbey

as    Catherine Morland