Cast & creator
Kate O'Mara
Best known for Doctor Who, Family Affairs, Dynasty
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kate O'Mara (born 10 August 1939, in Leicester) is an English film, stage and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Caress Morell, Alexis Carrington's sister in Dynasty. She also played the villain, The Rani in Doctor Who. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate O'Mara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Frances Meredith Carroll
28
film credits
39
television credits
67
1956–2025 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (67)
Showing 67 of 67 credits
Doctor Who
The Rani
1963
Family Affairs
1997
Dynasty
Cassandra 'Caress' Morell
1981
The Avengers
Lisa
1961
Crossroads
1964
The Saint
Annabel II
1962
GMTV
Self
1993
Z-Cars
1962
No Hiding Place
1959
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Storm Riordan
1969
Absolutely Fabulous
Jackie Stone
1992
The Champions
Jane Purcell
1968
Benidorm
2007
The Persuaders!
Heidi Schulman
1971
Bad Girls
1999Bad Girls
Virginia O'Kane
1999
The Word
1990
Howards' Way
Laura Wilde
1985
Timeshift
Narrator (Voice)
2002
Blankety Blank
Self
1979
The Protectors
Sara Trent
1972
So Graham Norton
Self
1998
Dempsey and Makepeace
Joyce Hargreaves
1985Daytime Live
1987
The Main Chance
Julia Main
1969
Department S
Pietra
1969
Jason King
1971
Return of the Saint
Jeanette
1978
The Brothers
Jane Maxwell
1972
Triangle
Katherine Laker
1981
Paul Temple
1969The Vanessa Show
1999
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Self
1993Codename
Helen Lingard
1970Men of Affairs
Tania Lenz
1973
The Adventures of Don Quick
Peleen
1970
The Vampire Lovers
The Governess (Mme. Perrodot)
1970That's What I Call Television
Self
2007
Never A Cross Word
1968It's Not Me - It's Them!
1965
The Best of So Graham Norton
Self (archive footage)
2004
The Horror of Frankenstein
Alys
1970
Cannon for Cordoba
1970
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
The Rani (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
The Tamarind Seed
Anna Skriabina
1974
Machinegunner
Pat Livingston
1976
Captain Clegg
Girl at Inn (Uncredited)
1962
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
The Rani
1993
Beauty and the Beast
Lucinda (voice)
1992
Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
The Rani
1985
Aladdin
Madam Roly Poly (voice)
1992
Corruption
Val Nolan
1968Promenade
Laura
1968
The Nativity
Salome
1978
Whose Child Am I?
Barbara Martin
1976
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
The Rani
1987
The Desperados
Adah
1969
An Unknown Friend
Karen Linden
1978
The Saint Steps In... To Television
Herself
2008
Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
Moneypenny's assistant
1967
Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'
2006
The Plank
Concerned Passerby
1979
The Last Chance Saloon
2010
Home and Away
Annie Knowles
1956
Great Catherine
Varinka
1968
The Limbo Line
1969
Adventures in the Skin Trade
Self
1990