Katherine Woodville born Catherine Woodville; 12 March 1938 – 5 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 and Eight Is Enough. In the original Star Trek series, she played Natira in the episode “For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky” (1968). She guest-starred as Nedra in Season 2 Episode 12 of Kung Fu (1974), 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 and then to Jerrold Freedman, an American film and television director and novelist.
Her third marriage was to actor Edward Albert (son of Eddie 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 75. Her ashes were sprinkled off Malibu, California at Point Dume. She was survived by her daughter Thaïs.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | The Clue of the New Pin | Jane Ardfern | |
| 1961 | A Chance of Thunder | Pam Marchant | 5 episodes |
| 1962 | The Wild and the Willing | Sarah Phillips | |
| 1963 | The Informers | Mary Johnnoe | |
| 1964 | In Camera | Estelle | 1 episode |
| 1965 | Danger Man | Janet Wells | |
| 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 movie |
| 1969 | Mannix | Johanna Sault | episode: “A View of Nowhere” |
| 1971 | Mannix | Vera | episode: “What Happened to Sunday” |
| 1972 | Black Gunn | Louella | |
| 1973 | Extreme Close-Up | Sally Norman | |
| 1974 | Kung Fu | Nedra Chamberlain | |
| 1975 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Dr. Helen Lynch | episode: “Primal Scream” |
| 1975 | Posse | Mrs. Cooper | |
| 1977 | The Rhinemann Exchange | Mrs. Cameron | 3 episodes, uncredited |