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| Catherine Rabett | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse |
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
(m. 1986; div. 2021) |
| Children | 2 |
Catherine Rabett, sometimes credited as Katie Rabett, is a British actress.
She played Cecily "Cissy" Meldrum in the BBC sitcom You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993). She was a member of the Second Generation dance group, and later Hot Gossip, Arlene Phillips's dance group, which regularly performed on The Kenny Everett Video Show. Rabett was married to comic performer and scriptwriter Kit Hesketh-Harvey from 1986 until their divorce in 2021; they had two children.
Theatre roles
- Sheila Wendice in Dial M for Murder, on tour and in the West End including Theatre Royal, Bath in 1996 and again in the West End in 2016
- Various characters in The Thirty-Nine Steps, at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham in 2000
Selected film and television roles
Film
- Fords on Water (1983) – Madeline, directed by Barry Bliss
- Real Life (1984) – Kate, directed by Francis Megahy
- The Living Daylights (1987) – Liz, an American CIA intelligence operative, directed by John Glen
- Frankenstein Unbound (1990) – Elizabeth Levenza, Victor's fiancée, directed by Roger Corman
Television
- The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981) – Sexy girls
- 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
- Maurice (1987) – Pippa Durham
- Confessional (1989) – Jane Barclay
- 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
- Lambert, Victoria (7 July 2015). "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.
- Thorpe, Vanessa (31 July 2016). "TV dancers alive and high-kicking 40 years later". The Guardian.
- Jonze, Tim (2 February 2023). "Kit Hesketh-Harvey, screenwriter, composer and lyricist, dies aged 65". The Guardian.
- Coveney, Michael (3 February 2023). "Kit Hesketh-Harvey obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- "Production of Dial 'M' for Murder". Theatricalia. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Dial M For Murder". London Theatre. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- Bellan, David (10 November 2000). "Review: The 39 Steps at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham until November 11". Oxford Mail.