Catherine Rabett
Catherine Rabett (sometimes known as Katie Rabett) (born 20 July 1960 in London) is a British actress.
Catherine Rabett | |
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| Born | Catherine Rabett 20 July 1960 London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kit Hesketh-Harvey (1986–present) |
| Children | 2 (Augusta Grace Hesketh-Harvey (b. 30 December 1987) and Rollo Constantine Rabett Hesketh-Harvey (b. 27 May 1990) |
She played Cecily "Cissy" Meldrum in the BBC sitcom You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993).[1][2][3] She was a member of Hot Gossip, Arlene Phillips's groundbreaking dance group, and performed on The Kenny Everett Video Show.
Rabett is married to the comic performer and scriptwriter Kit Hesketh-Harvey and they have two children, Gus and Rollo. She is also a former girlfriend of Prince Andrew.
She gained a First class honours degree in Art History from the University of East Anglia. She curated the Art of Faith in East Anglia exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum 2011/13, and was picture researcher on Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English House by David Cholmondeley and Andrew Moore published by Skira Rizzoli October 2014.
Rabett also works as a volunteer UK representative for GRUBB Forward, a UK-based charity providing tutoring at three schools for Roma children in Serbia. GRUBB Forward also produces the GRUBB Show, a performance blending traditional Roma and contemporary music. The GRUBB Show has toured the world and the revenue is used to support the GRUBB Schools.
Theatre roles
- The Grace Kelly role in Dial M for Murder, on tour and in the West End (1999–2002)
- The lead in The Thirty-Nine Steps (2003–2005)
Selected film and television roles
- The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981) – Sexy girls
- Fords on Water (1983) – Madeline
- Real Life (1984) – Kate
- Minder, Windows (1984) – Louise
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – The Adventure of the Crooked Man (1984) – Young Nancy Barclay/Devoy
- C.A.T.S. Eyes, Goodbye Jenny Wren (1985) – Jenny Kenwright
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Another Country – Carol Pringle
- Fresh Fields, Happy Returns (1986) – Monica
- Chance in a Million, The Blessing (1986) – WPC Madigan
- The Living Daylights (1987) – Liz
- Maurice (1987) – Pippa Durham
- Confessional (1989) – Jane Barclay
- Frankenstein Unbound (1990) – Elizabeth Levenza, Victor's fiancée
- Bergerac, All for Love (1991) – Jane
- You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993) – Cissy Meldrum
- Agatha Christie's Poirot – Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1995) – Lydia Lee
References
- "Former Bond girl Catherine Rabett pays high price for sun addiction". Stuff. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- Armitstead, Claire (3 October 2018). "You Rang, M'Lord: why do Hungarians love this dodgy old British sitcom?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- BBC. "You Rang, M'Lord?". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2020.