Catherine Wilkin (born October 1950) is a New Zealand actor who has worked in New Zealand and Australia.
Career Wilkin has acted in many Australian television shows, with a mix of guest and multi-episode recurring roles.
She played the recurring role lawyer Kate McGrath in Cop Shop in 1981. Her then-partner, Bill Stalker, was at that time a regular in the series.Fawcett, Tony. "Fanelli’s Leaving Cop Shop." TV Week. 3 October 1981, page 5. In 1983 she played Janice Young in Prisoner. Other roles include Paulyne Grey in Rafferty's Rules, Katherine Jensen in Embassy, Sally Downie in Blue Heelers and Liz Ryan in McLeod's Daughters. Wilkin also starred in the Saddle Club as the well-loved Mrs. Reg, the mother of the owner of the stable, in 2001.
Theatre performances include Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde in 2010 for Auckland Theatre Company. In 2012 she played Linda in the Peach Theatre Company production of Death of a Salesman.
Personal life She was injured in the November 1981 motorcycle accident that killed her then-partner, actor Bill Stalker."Actor with film hopes is killed". The Age, 30 November 1981, p. 5"TV actor's death accidental, SM rules". The Age, 18 March 1982, p. 21Robertson, Fred. "The Gentle Side to Big Bill." TV Week. 12 December 1981, page 37.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Type 1996 Brilliant Lies Marion Lee Feature film 2013 The Weight of Elephants Gran Feature film 2016 The Couple Wife Film Short 2017 Theodora Meredith / Theodora Film Short 2020 This Town Grandma Ruth Feature film, NZ
Television Year Title Role TypeRef1979Close to HomeAnneTV series, 1 episode1979SkywaysHanna ClaytonTV series, 1 episode: "Hard Case Hanna"1980-81; 1982Cop ShopKate McGrathTV series, 42 episodes1982HomeMaggieTV series, 2 episodes1982Cop ShopKim LambertTV series, 2 episodes1983Carson's LawMrs. Rosemary WardTV series, 2 episodes1983PrisonerJanice YoungTV series, Season 5, 9 episodes1984Children of the Dog StarHelen ElliottTV miniseries, 6 episodes1984The KeepersAggie FrenchTV series, 9 episodes1985The Flying DoctorsPamela StonehamTV miniseries, 2 episodes1985May PrangTV miniseries, 1 episode: "Journey"1986The Great Bookie RobberyCarol PowerTV miniseries, 3 episodes1987-88Rafferty's RulesPauline GreyTV series, 46 episodes1987The Flying DoctorsJessie LoganTV series, 1 episode: "No Quarter Asked"1989This Man... This WomanMarion ClarkeTV miniseries, 2 episodes1989The MagistrateClaire BoydTV miniseries, 6 episodes1989Grim PickingsKateTV miniseries, 2 episodes1991Shark in the ParkCatherine PierceTV series, 5 episodes1992EmbassyAmbassador Katherine JensonTV series, 13 episodes Marlin Bay TV series1993SnowyMolly LoganTV series, Season 1, 13 episodes1994Good Morning AustraliaGuestTV series, 1 episode1995Swimming LessonsMargaret SadlerTV movie, NZ1996Brilliant Lies: InterviewsHerselfShort film documentary1997Ocean GirlMadame PresidentTV series, 3 episodes1997In the Shadow of King LearHerselfFilm documentary1997DugganLynette BridgesTV series, 1 episode: "Death in Paradise"1997-1999Blue HeelersSally Downie/DowneTV series, 14 episodes1998DugganLynette BridgesTV series, episode: "Sins of the Fathers"1998, 2001Halifax f.p.Marion WaltersTV film series, 2, episodes, S3 E3: "Afraid Of The Dark", S6 E2: “Playing God”1998Andrea GordonTV movie1998State CoronerOlwen ParsonsTV series, 1 episode: "Sunday in the Country"1999Good Morning AustraliaGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode1999, 2002The Lost WorldAdama, Jessie ChallengerTV series, 2 episodes: "Nectar" & "The Elixir"2001-2003Elizabeth Regnery / Mrs. RegTV series, Seasons 1–2, 51 episodes2001-03,2004, 2006McLeod's DaughtersLiz RyanTV series, Seasons 1–3, 4 & 6, 26 episodes2006Leo's PrideDame Sister Mary LeoTV movie2007Outrageous FortuneSonyaTV series, 1 episode: "The Secret Parts of Fortune"2011Tangiwai: A Love StoryEmma BlairTV movie2016WantedBeverley DelaneyTV series, 1 episode2017The Brokenwood MysteriesCatherine AlderstonTV series, 1 episode2019Shortland StreetJean KingTV series, 28 episodes2020StatelessElka WernerTV miniseries, 3 episodes2021-24 Under the VinesHilaryTV series, 18 episodes
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