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    Cathryn Harrison

    1959-05-25 (64 years old) in Marylebone, London, England

    ​Cathryn Mary Lee Harrison (born 29 May 1959) was an English actress. Cathryn was baptised on 27 September 1959 at St.John's Church,Hampstead,London,England. She is the daughter of the actor and singer Noel Harrison and Sara Lee Eberts and also the grand daughter of legendary actor Sir Rex Harrison.Her brother Simon Harrison is also an actor as well as her sister Harriet Harrison. She has a brother Will and a sister Chloe from her father's second marriage, and an older sister Zoe from her mother's first marriage to Carleton John Richard Tufnell. In May 1996 she married Paul Laing the son of Ronald David Laing and uses that name since then. Her most notable performances include Lily in Black Moon as well as many made-for-television movies including Portrait of a Marriage where she plays Violet Trefusis, Vita Sackville West's lesbian lover. She began her career in Robert Altman's Images and after two decades of low roles, started a career in British television and radio dramas. She appeared in Love on a Branch Line and an 1977 Australian film called Blue Fire Lady. She also appeared as Major Tom Cadman's wife in the ITV series Soldier Soldier, and played wardrobe assistant Irenie in the film version of Ronald Harwood's The Dresser. She died in 2018.

    Movies

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    A Handful of Dust
    61 %|Jun 24, 1988
    Romance, Drama
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    Eat the Rich
    60.339999999999996 %|Oct 23, 1987
    Action, Comedy, Crime
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    The Happy Valley
    68 %|Sep 6, 1987
    Crime, Drama, History, TV Movie
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    Empire State
    51 %|Mar 1, 1987
    Crime, Thriller
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    Duet for One
    58 %|Dec 25, 1986
    Drama
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    A Christmas Carol
    74 %|Oct 9, 1984
    Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie, Family
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    The Dresser
    67 %|Dec 6, 1983
    Drama
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    The Telephone
    0 %|Jan 1, 1981
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    Blue Fire Lady
    65 %|Dec 9, 1977
    Family, Drama
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    The Witches of Pendle
    0 %|Jun 19, 1976
    Drama, Horror, TV Movie
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    Black Moon
    60.709999999999994 %|Sep 24, 1975
    Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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    The Pied Piper
    59 %|Dec 27, 1972
    Fantasy, Drama
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    Images
    68.99 %|Dec 18, 1972
    Thriller, Mystery, Horror

    Series

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    Original Sin
    0 %|Mar 20, 1997
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
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    McCallum
    73 %|Jan 13, 1997
    Drama
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    Wycliffe
    60 %|Jul 24, 1994
    Crime, Drama
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    Love on a Branch Line
    40 %|Jun 12, 1994
    Drama, Comedy
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    Clarissa
    42 %|Nov 27, 1991
    Drama
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    Soldier Soldier
    61 %|Jun 10, 1991
    Drama, War & Politics
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    Portrait of a Marriage
    59 %|Sep 19, 1990
    Drama
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    Agatha Christie's Poirot
    81.58 %|Jan 8, 1989
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Hannay
    50 %|Jan 6, 1988
    Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery
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    Robin of Sherwood
    75.75 %|Apr 28, 1984
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Bergerac
    64.67 %|Oct 18, 1981
    Drama
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    Wuthering Heights
    50 %|Sep 24, 1978
    Drama
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    Return of the Saint
    70 %|Sep 10, 1978
    Action & Adventure