Cast & creator
Katharine Schlesinger
Best known for Doctor Who, Silent Witness, Remembers…
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.
5
film credits
7
television credits
12
1963–2022 · acting roles
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (12)
Showing 12 of 12 credits
Doctor Who
Gwendoline
1963
Silent Witness
Dr. Annabelle Evans
1996
Remembers…
2022
In the Beginning
Miriam
2000Rides
1992
The Diary of Anne Frank
Anne Frank
1987
Northanger Abbey
Catherine Morland
1987
Young Catherine
Elizabeth Vorontsova
1991
Madame Sousatzka
Piano Student
1988
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
Lucy
1998
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Gwendoline
1989
Simon Magus
Askha
1999