Kathryn Pogson
{{Short description|English film and stage actress}}
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| birth_place = Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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| occupation = Actress
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Kathryn Pogson (born 1954) is an English film and stage actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film Brazil.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0688275/ imdb entry] She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1986 New York production of Aunt Dan and Lemon.[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=408636 Internet Broadway Database: Kathryn Pogson Credits on Broadway]
She grew up in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, where she attended Crossley & Porter Grammar School. She has appeared on television many times, including appearances in We'll Meet Again, Midsomer Murders, Vera and Foyle's War.
Work
=Theatre work=
- Jack and the Beanstalk | Fairy Dewdrop | Bacup Empire | Gloria Parkinson
- Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Theatremobile
- Twelfth Night | Viola | The Dukes, Lancaster
- The Arbor | Girl | Royal Court Theatre
- Hedda Gabler | Thea Elvsted | Roundhouse
- Touched | Betty | Royal Court Theatre
- At Home | Two Hander | Riverside Studios
- Hamlet | Ophelia | Donmar Warehouse
- The Shelter | The Woman | Lyric Theatre, London
- 1983 Masterpieces | Rowena | Royal Court Theatre
- 1984 The Lucky Chance | Leticia | Royal Court Theatre
- 1985 Deadlines | Jane Carberry | Royal Court Theatre
- 1985 Aunt Dan and Lemon | Lemon | Royal Court Theatre | The Public Theater | won Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
- 1987 The Balcony | Carmen | Royal Shakespeare Company | Terry Hands
- 1987 A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena | Royal Shakespeare Company
- 1988 One Way Pendulum | Sylvia | Old Vic
- 1989 Richard II | Queen Isabel | Phoenix Theatre, London
- 1989 Richard III | Lady Anne | Phoenix Theatre, London
- 1990 Nightingale | Florence | Dimson Theatre NY
- 1991 The Lady from the Sea | Ellida | Women's Playhouse Trust
- 1992 The Crackwalker | Sandy | Gate Theatre
- 1995 The Fairy Queen | Helena | Lisbon
- 1997 The Cenci | Lucretia | Almeida Theatre
- 1997 The Brutality of Fact | Maggie | New End Theatre
- 1997 The Merchant of Venice | Portia | The Globe Theatre | Richard Olivier
- 1997 The Honest | Viola | The Globe Theatre | Jack Shepherd
- 1998 The Snow Palace | Stanislava | Sphynx – Tricycle and Oslo | Janet Suzman
- 2001 Cherished Disappointments in Love | Her | Sphinx – Helsinki State Theatre | Sue Parish
- 2002 Just Between Ourselves | Vera | No 1 Tour | Dominic Hill
- 2003 Girl Watching | Polly | Birmingham Rep/Tour | Natasha Betteridge
- 2005 Carver | Woman | Arcola | William Gaskill
- 2009 Legacy | Dorothy Whitney Elmhirst | Theatre of Angels (National Tour) | Maria Pattinson
- 2011 Sixty-Six Books: The Foundation | Theta | Bush Theatre | Peter Gill
- 2012 Blood Wedding | The Mother | Royal & Derngate, Northampton | Laurie Sansom
- 2012 The Bachae | Agave | Royal & Derngate, Northampton | Laurie Sansom
- 2015 Antigone | Eurydice | Barbican | Ivo van Hove
- 2019 My Brother's Keeper | Mrs Stone | The Playground Theatre | Craig Gilbert
=Filmography=
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| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Pattern of Roses | May, The Past |
| 1984 | The Company of Wolves | Young Bride |
| rowspan="2" | 1985 | Brazil | Shirley |
| Mrs Capper's Birthday | Audrey | |
| 1987 | The Happy Valley | June Carberry |
| 1989 | Somewhere to Run | Liz |
| 1995 | The Chemistry Lesson | Mrs. Clifford |
| 1996 | Eskimo Day | Malcolm's Mum |
| 1997 | Brass Eye | Various |
| 1999 | Captain Jack | Teacher |
| 2000 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Young Elizabeth's Mum |
| 2002 | AKA | Freddy Furnish |
| 2004 | Millions | St. Clare |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto | Mrs. Henderson |
| 2008 | The Life Class | Bird |
| 2010 | The Arbor | Pamela Dunbar |
| 2019 | Maude | Title character of Maude. 19-minute short film.{{cite web |last1=Frow |first1=Toby |title=Maude |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11307240/ |publisher=Frowfred |access-date=24 November 2022 |date=16 November 2019}} |
=Television=
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Episode | |||
| 1979 | Thomas and Sarah | Doris | The Biters Bit |
| 1982 | We'll Meet Again | Vi Blair | |
| 1984 | Strangers and Brothers | Joan Royce | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Reckless | Phyllis | |
| 2023 | Doctors | Judith Marsh | Episode: "Coming Back to Life"{{cite news |last1=Timblick |first1=Simon |title=Doctors spoilers: Scarlett Kiernan gets a NEW job! |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/doctors-spoilers-scarlett-kiernan-gets-a-new-job |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=What to Watch |publisher=(Future plc)}} |
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.diamondmanagement.co.uk/kathryn-pogson}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0688275|name=Kathryn Pogson}}
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Category:English film actresses
Category:English stage actresses
Category:Actresses from Halifax, West Yorkshire