Catherine Wilkin
{{short description|New Zealand actress}}
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1977 – present
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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=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | 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=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Type |
|---|
| 1979
|Anne |TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979
|Hanna Clayton |TV series, 1 episode: "Hard Case Hanna" |
| 1980-81; 1982
|Kate McGrath |TV series, 42 episodes |
| 1982
|Home |Maggie |TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1982
|Kim Lambert |TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1983
|Mrs. Rosemary Ward |TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1983
|Janice Young |TV series, Season 5, 9 episodes |
| 1984
|Helen Elliott |TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1984
|Aggie French |TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1985
|Pamela Stoneham |TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1985
|{{sortname|A|Fortunate Life}} |May Prang |TV miniseries, 1 episode: "Journey" |
| 1986
|Carol Power |TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1987-88
|Pauline Grey |TV series, 46 episodes |
| 1987
|Jessie Logan |TV series, 1 episode: "No Quarter Asked" |
| 1989
|Marion Clarke |TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1989
|Claire Boyd |TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1989
|Kate |TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1991
|Catherine Pierce |TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1992
|Ambassador Katherine Jenson |TV series, 13 episodes |
| | Marlin Bay
| | TV series |
| 1993
|Molly Logan |TV series, Season 1, 13 episodes |
| 1994
|Guest |TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995
|Swimming Lessons |Margaret Sadler |TV movie, NZ |
| 1996
|Brilliant Lies: Interviews |Herself |Short film documentary |
| 1997
|Madame President |TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1997
|In the Shadow of King Lear |Herself |Film documentary |
| 1997
|Lynette Bridges |TV series, 1 episode: "Death in Paradise" |
| 1997-1999
|Sally Downie/Downe |TV series, 14 episodes |
| 1998
|Lynette Bridges |TV series, episode: "Sins of the Fathers" |
| 1998, 2001
|Marion Walters |TV film series, 2,episodes, S3 E3: "Afraid Of The Dark", S6 E2: “Playing God” |
| 1998
|{{sortname|The|Chosen|nolink=1}} |Andrea Gordon |TV movie |
| 1998
|Olwen Parsons |TV series, 1 episode: "Sunday in the Country" |
| 1999
|Good Morning Australia |Guest - Herself |TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999, 2002
|Adama, Jessie Challenger |TV series, 2 episodes: "Nectar" & "The Elixir" |
| 2001-2003
|{{sortname|The|Saddle Club}} |Elizabeth Regnery / Mrs. Reg |TV series, Seasons 1–2, 51 episodes |
| 2001-03, 2004, 2006 |Liz Ryan |TV series, Seasons 1–3, 4 & 6, 26 episodes |
| 2006
|Leo's Pride |TV movie |
| 2007
|Sonya |TV series, 1 episode: "The Secret Parts of Fortune" |
| 2011
|Tangiwai |Emma Blair |TV movie |
| 2016
|Beverley Delaney |TV series, 1 episode |
| 2017
|Catherine Alderston |TV series, 1 episode |
| 2019
|Jean King |TV series, 28 episodes |
| 2020
|Elka Werner |TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2021-24
|Hilary |TV series, 18 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0929227|name=Catherine Wilkin}}
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Category:New Zealand expatriates in Australia
Category:New Zealand stage actresses
Category:New Zealand television actresses
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