Catherine Neilson

Catherine Neilson (born 3 October 1957) is a British stage, television and film actress, who was active from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s.

Career On stage, Neilson starred as Christie in Traps by Caryl Churchill, at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in London, opposite Tim Pigott-Smith, in 1977. The Spectator observed that the role was "superbly played by Catherine Neilson". In 1980, she was Anni in Make and Break by Michael Frayn in the West End at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. And in 1985 she starred at the National Theatre as Val in Neaptide by Sarah Daniels.

On television, Neilson's early starring roles include the two-season series Yanks Go Home (1976–1977), and Czech Mate, one of the 13 teleplays of the Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1985). In 1988 she was Ian Charleson's love interest in the espionage miniseries Codename: Kyril. On the Ruth Rendell Mysteries, she played Elizabeth Nightingale in A Guilty Thing Surprised (1988).

Neilson continued her television success with a starring role in Small Zones, a teleplay for Screen Two (1990), and she was a cast member of the crime series Yellowthread Street (1990). She also starred in two films by Ken Russell: The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner (1990), and Prisoner of Honor (1991). In 1993 she was in the main cast of the made-for-television thriller film Thicker than Water.

In feature films, Neilson had supporting and co-starring roles. These include, most notably, Lady June Carberry in White Mischief (1987) and Irene Saunders in Clint Eastwood's White Hunter Black Heart (1990).

Filmography

Film Firepower (1979) - Hotel Secretary The Wicked Lady (1983) - Customer in Shop Biggles: Adventures in Time (1986) - Young Nun White Mischief (1987) - Lady June Carberry White Hunter Black Heart (1990) - Irene Saunders The Trial (1993) - Washer Woman

Television Warship (1976) - Rita Kersey Yanks Go Home (1976–1977) - Doreen Sankey Coronation Street (1979) - Karen Barnes World's End (1981) - Lynn Widows (1983, TV Mini-Series) - Trudie Nunn Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984) - Anna Capek Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1985) - Marie Vladekova Widows 2 (1985, TV Mini-Series) - Trudie Nunn London's Burning (1988) - Nicola McQueen Codename: Kyril (1988, TV Mini-Series) - Emma Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1988) - Elizabeth Nightingale Wipe Out (miniseries) (1988, TV Mini-Series) - Mika Reynolds Bergerac (1989) - Jennifer Sutton Small Zones (Screen Two, 1990) - Jenny Yellowthread Street (1990) - Det. Kelly Lang Casualty (1990) - Emma Lawrence The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner (1990, TV Movie) - Grete Prisoner of Honour (1991, TV Movie) - Eloise Perfect Scoundrels (1992) - Freestone Thicker than Water (1993, TV Movie) - Chloe (final film role)