Katherine Woodville (actress)


Katherine Woodville was an English film and television actress. She changed her professional name to Kate Woodville in 1967 upon moving to the USA, where she would eventually become a life member of the Actors Studio.

Career

Among her many film and television appearances, she was known for her appearances in Z-Cars, The Avengers, Danger Man, ', It Takes a Thief, Mannix, The Rockford Files, Days of Our Lives and Eight Is Enough. In the original ' series, she played Natira in the episode "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky". She guest-starred as Nedra in Season 2 Episode 12 of Kung Fu, entitled "The Gunman". She appeared in two episodes of the TV series The Saint, and in an episode of Gibbsville in 1976.

Personal life

Woodville was married three times: first to Avengers star Patrick Macnee 1965-69, and then to Jerrold Freedman, an American film and television director and novelist.
Her third marriage was to actor Edward Albert from 1978 until his death in 2006. They had one child, a daughter, songwriter Thaïs "Tai" Carmen Albert.

Death

Woodville retired from acting in 1979. She died of cancer on 5 June 2013 at the age of 74. Her ashes were sprinkled off Malibu, California at Point Dume. She was survived by her daughter Thaïs.

Filmography