Katherine Woodville (born Catherine Woodville; 12 March 19385 June 2013) was an English film and television actress. She changed her professional name to Kate Woodville in 1967 upon moving to the U.S., where she eventually became a life member of the Actors Studio.
Career She was known for her appearances in Z-Cars, The Avengers, Danger Man, Mission: Impossible, It Takes a Thief, Mannix, The Rockford Files, Days of Our Lives, Eight Is Enough, Star Trek, Kung Fu, The Saint and Gibbsville.
Personal life Woodville married three times: first to Avengers actor Patrick Macnee and then to Jerrold Freedman, an American film and television director and novelist.
Her third marriage was to actor Edward Albert, the son of Eddie Albert, from 1978 until his death in 2006. The couple had one child, a daughter, singer/songwriter and poet Tai Woodville (born 1980).
Woodville retired from acting in 1979. She died of cancer on 5 June 2013 at the age of 75.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1961 The Clue of the New Pin Jane Ardfern 1961 The Avengers Peggy episode: "Hot Snow"1961 A Chance of Thunder Pam Marchant 5 episodes1962 The Wild and the Willing Sarah Phillips 1962 Sir Francis Drake Little Dove episode: "The Fountain of Youth"1962 The Avengers Laure episode: "Propellant 23"1963 The Informers Mary Johnnoe 1964 In Camera Estelle 1 episode1965 Danger Man Janet Wells episode: "Colony Three"
1965: Z Cars, episode: 'Happy Families'1965 The Crooked Road Elena 1965 The Party's Over Nina 1965 The Brigand of Kandahar Elsa 1968 It Takes a Thief Janet Sanders episode: "One Illegal Angel"1968 Star Trek Natira episode: "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"1968 Mission Impossible Felicia Vabar episode: "The Spy"1969 Fear No Evil Ingrid Dorne TV movie1969 Mannix Johanna Sault episode: "A View of Nowhere"1970 The Virginian (TV series) Vanessa McKenzie season 9, episode 11 "Follow the Leader"1971 Mannix Vera episode: "What Happened to Sunday"1972 Black Gunn Louella 1973 Extreme Close-Up Sally Norman 1974 Kung Fu Nedra Chamberlain 1975Kolchak: The Night StalkerDr. Helen Lynchepisode: "Primal Scream"1975 Ellery Queen (TV series) Priscilla Hagen episode: "The Wary Witness"1975 Posse Mrs. Cooper 1975 The Rockford Files Marilyn Rae episode: "Say Goodbye to Jennifer" 1976 The Rockford Files Karen Silver episode: "A Portrait of Elizabeth" 1977 The Rhinemann Exchange Mrs. Cameron 3 episodes, uncredited1977 Days of Our Lives Marie Horton 44 episodes, recurring1979 Where's Willie? Beth Wade 1978 Little House on the Prairie Bess Bevins episode "The Man Within" (as Kate Woodville)1979 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman Adele Kobler episode: "Amazon Hot Wax" (as Kate Woodville)1979 Eight Is Enough Ms. Chovick 2 episodes; final role
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