Katherine Woodville

Who was Katherine Woodville?

Katherine Woodville, also known as Catherine Woodville and Kate Woodville, was an English film and television actress. She was known as Catherine Woodville in the UK. She changed her professional name to Kate Woodville on her move to America, where she would eventually become a life member of the Actors Studio. In the 1970s, she was also credited as Katherine Woodville.

Among her many film and television appearances, she was known for her appearances in Z-Cars, The Avengers, Danger Man, Mission: Impossible, Mannix, Days of our Lives and Eight Is Enough. In the original Star Trek series, she played Natira in the episode "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky".

She was married twice; first to Avengers star Patrick Macnee from 1965 to 1969, and then to actor Edward Albert from 1978 until his death in 2006. She was the mother of poet and songwriter Thaïs "Tai" Carmen.

Woodville retired from acting at the end of 1970s. She died of cancer on 5 June 2013 at the age of 74. She was survived by her daughter Thaïs.