Katherine Kath (born Rose Marie Lily Faess; 11 August 1920 – 17 November 2012) was a French prima ballerina at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, who became an actress after suffering from an injury which destroyed her chances of continuing her career.
Biography Kath was born in Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France, where she also died, at age 92 in 2012, from undisclosed causes. Until shortly before then, she was living in London, near Fulham Road.
She appeared in many international films and television programmes during her acting career. She met British filmmaker Jack Clayton in 1952, during the making of Moulin Rouge, in which she portrayed the can-can dancer La Goulue and on which Clayton was the assistant director.
Jack was gifted a watercolour of Katherine by Marcel Vertès, who won two academy awards for his work on the film. It was signed "A Jack Clayton tres amicalement".
The couple married in 1953, following Clayton's divorce from his first wife, Christine Norden, but the union was shortlived.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1947Captain Blomet1948 The Cavalier of Croix-Mort Sandrine1948 The Cupboard Was BareL'actrice1948Toute la famille était làRita Barbara1949Thus Finishes the NightUne voyageuse1950Fugitive from Montreal1952Crimson Curtain1952Moulin RougeLouise Weber (La Goulue)1953Inside a Girls' DormitoryMlle. Claude Persal1954Daughters of DestinyLa ribaudeSegment: "Jeanne"1954Oh No, Mam'zelleGimblette1955Madonna of the Sleeping CarsIrena1956Peril for the GuyAnita Fox1956Lucienne1956AnastasiaMaxime1957Let's Be HappyMrs. Fielding1957These Dangerous YearsMrs. Wyman1957Seven ThundersMme. Parfait1958Yvonne Delbeau1959Subway in the SkyAnna Grant1961Fury at Smugglers' BayMaman1962GigotColette1963AlikiAnna1964Circus WorldHilda1965Mrs. Andros1969Mme. Lucoville1971Mary, Queen of ScotsCatherine de' Medici1977Marquis de Sade's JustineMme. Laronde
Television Year Title Role Notes1956, 1966Armchair TheatreMila Kosky, Carole MillardEpisodes: "The Mother", "The Three Barrelled Shotgun"1957Episode: "2.1"1958Uncertain MercyMarya BorowTV film1958Sunday Night TheatreNinaEpisode: "The Uninvited"1958–59Television PlaywrightMaria Venucci / Anna RojasEpisodes: "The Marrying of Milly", "The Dark Side of the Earth"1959Foreign FieldCyprineTV film1959Never DieOdette MarceauTV film1960BBC Sunday-Night PlaySister AnneliseEpisode: "The Small Victory"1961GiselleTV film1967EngadineEpisode: "A. B. and C."1972DoomwatchLady Janette HolroydEpisode: "Without the Bomb"1974QB VIIMrs. CzernyEpisode: "Part 3"1975Shades of GreeneThe MadamEpisode: "The Root of All Evil"1980Love in a Cold ClimateOld CountessEpisode: "Monsieur Le Duc"1984MamanTV film1986Just Good FriendsThe SecretaryEpisode: "The Wedding"1987HorizonPop PriorEpisode: "The Race for the Double Helix"1989French Woman on TrainTV film
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