Catherine Wilkin
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Catherine Wilkin is an actor who has worked in New Zealand
and Australia
.
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. In 1983 she played Janice Young in Prisoner
. Other roles include Pauline Grey in Rafferty's Rules
, Katherine Jensen in Embassy
, Sally Downie in Blue Heelers
and Liz Ryan in McLeod's Daughters
.
Theatre performances include Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
in 2010 for Auckland Theatre Company.
She was injured in the November 1981 motorcycle accident that killed her then-partner, actor Bill Stalker
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
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
Cop Shop
Cop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
in 1981. Her then partner, Bill Stalker
Bill Stalker
William Robert "Bill" Stalker was a New Zealand actor, most famous for his roles in television.-Early life:Stalker was born and grew up in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, the second of seven children to Robert and ZenaStalker...
, was at that time a regular in the series. In 1983 she played Janice Young in Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
. Other roles include Pauline Grey in Rafferty's Rules
Rafferty's Rules
Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network.The producers of the series were Posie Graeme-Evans , and Denis Phelen. The directors were Graham Thorburn, Mike Smith and Russell Webb...
, Katherine Jensen in Embassy
Embassy (TV series)
Embassy was an Australian television series originally broadcast by the ABC from 1990 to 1992. There were three series produced with a total of 39 episodes. The series was set in the Australian embassy of a fictional south-east Asian country called Ragaan, located somewhere between Thailand and...
, Sally Downie in Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
and Liz Ryan in McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
.
Theatre performances include Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations...
by Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
in 2010 for Auckland Theatre Company.
She was injured in the November 1981 motorcycle accident that killed her then-partner, actor Bill Stalker
Bill Stalker
William Robert "Bill" Stalker was a New Zealand actor, most famous for his roles in television.-Early life:Stalker was born and grew up in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, the second of seven children to Robert and ZenaStalker...
.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1996 | Brilliant Lies Brilliant Lies Brilliant Lies is an Australian film released in 1996, produced by Bayside Pictures and Beyond Films.Directed by Richard Franklin.Produced by Sue Farrelly, Kim McKillop and Richard Franklin.... |
Marion Lee |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1977 | Cop Shop Cop Shop Cop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station.... |
Kate McGrath | TV series |
1979 | Close to Home | Anne | 1 episode |
1979 | Skyways Skyways (TV series) Skyways is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network.The series, which aired from 1979 to 1981, was set at the fictional Pacific International Airport and dealt with the lives of the pilots, airline staff and management team who worked there.Skyways was... |
Hanna Clayton | Episode: "Hard Case Hanna" |
1983 | Prisoner Prisoner (TV series) Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s... |
Janice Young | 9 episodes |
1984 | Children of the Dog Star Children of the Dog Star Children of the Dog Star is a science fiction television program for children produced in New Zealand in 1984. It consists of six episodes of thirty minutes each... |
Helen Elliott | TV miniseries |
1984 | Aggie French | TV series | |
1985 | Pamela Stoneham | TV miniseries | |
1985 | May Prang | Episode: "Journey" | |
1986 | Carol Power | TV miniseries | |
1987 | Rafferty's Rules Rafferty's Rules Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network.The producers of the series were Posie Graeme-Evans , and Denis Phelen. The directors were Graham Thorburn, Mike Smith and Russell Webb... |
Pauline Grey | Episode: "Quantity of Mercy" |
1987 | Jessie Logan | Episode: "No Quarter Asked" | |
1989 | This Man... This Woman | Marion Clarke | TV miniseries |
1989 | Il magistrato | Claire Boyd | TV movie |
1989 | Grim Pickings | Kate | TV miniseries |
1991 | Shark in the Park Shark in the Park Shark in the Park wasa New Zealand television drama series. A police procedural, it revolved around the professional and private lives of a group of officers at a Wellington police station under the command of Inspector Brian "Sharky" Finn... |
Catherine Pierce | 5 episodes |
1992 | Embassy Embassy (TV series) Embassy was an Australian television series originally broadcast by the ABC from 1990 to 1992. There were three series produced with a total of 39 episodes. The series was set in the Australian embassy of a fictional south-east Asian country called Ragaan, located somewhere between Thailand and... |
Ambassador Katherine Jenson | TV series |
1993 | Snowy | Molly Logan | 13 episodes |
1995 | Swimming Lessons | Margaret Sadler | TV movie |
1997 | Ocean Girl Ocean Girl Ocean Girl is an Australian science fiction TV series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character... |
Madame President | 3 episodes |
1997 | Duggan Duggan (TV series) Duggan was a TVNZ police drama from 1997, featuring New Zealand actor John Bach as Detective Inspector John Duggan and Fiona Mogridge as Ruth Duggan. Unlike other New Zealand police drama series, Duggan was produced as a series of one-off programmes, akin to British crime series of the time such as... |
Lynette Bridges | Episode: "Death in Paradise" |
1997-1999 | Blue Heelers Blue Heelers Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :... |
Sally Downie | 5 episodes |
1998 | Duggan Duggan (TV series) Duggan was a TVNZ police drama from 1997, featuring New Zealand actor John Bach as Detective Inspector John Duggan and Fiona Mogridge as Ruth Duggan. Unlike other New Zealand police drama series, Duggan was produced as a series of one-off programmes, akin to British crime series of the time such as... |
Lynette Bridges | Episode: "Sins of the Fathers" |
1998 | Halifax f.p: Afraid of the Dark | Marion Walters | TV movie |
1998 | Andrea Gordon | TV movie | |
1998 | State Coroner State Coroner (TV series) State Coroner was an Australian television series screened on Network Ten in 1997 and 1998. There were two series produced with a total of 29 episodes. The series was set in the State Coroner's office complex and featured investigations into deaths, murders, suicides, accidents and natural causes... |
Olwen Parsons | Episode: "Sunday in the Country" |
1999 | Adama | Episode: "Nectar" | |
2001-2003 | Elizabeth Regnery | 49 episodes | |
2001-2003 | McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm... |
Liz Ryan | 25 episodes |
2002 | Jessie Challenger | Episode: "The Elixir" | |
2006 | McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm... |
Liz Ryan | Episode: "The Legend of Harry Ryan" |
2007 | Outrageous Fortune Outrageous Fortune (TV series) Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures... |
Sonya | Episode: "The Secret Parts of Fortune" |
2011 | Tangiwai | Emma Blair | TV movie |