Kathryn Pogson

Kathryn Pogson (born 1954) is an English film and stage actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film Brazil. She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1986 New York production of Aunt Dan and Lemon.

She grew up in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, where she attended Crossley & Porter Grammar School. She has appeared on television many times, including appearances in We'll Meet Again, Midsomer Murders, Vera and Foyle's War.

Work Theatre work Jack and the Beanstalk | Fairy Dewdrop | Bacup Empire | Gloria Parkinson Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Theatremobile Twelfth Night | Viola | The Dukes, Lancaster The Arbor | Girl | Royal Court Theatre Hedda Gabler | Thea Elvsted | Roundhouse Touched | Betty | Royal Court Theatre At Home | Two Hander | Riverside Studios Hamlet | Ophelia | Donmar Warehouse The Shelter | The Woman | Lyric Theatre, London 1983 Masterpieces | Rowena | Royal Court Theatre 1984 The Lucky Chance | Leticia | Royal Court Theatre 1985 Deadlines | Jane Carberry | Royal Court Theatre 1985 Aunt Dan and Lemon | Lemon | Royal Court Theatre | The Public Theater | won Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play 1987 The Balcony | Carmen | Royal Shakespeare Company | Terry Hands 1987 A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena | Royal Shakespeare Company 1988 One Way Pendulum | Sylvia | Old Vic 1989 Richard II | Queen Isabel | Phoenix Theatre, London 1989 Richard III | Lady Anne | Phoenix Theatre, London 1990 Nightingale | Florence | Dimson Theatre NY 1991 The Lady from the Sea | Ellida | Women's Playhouse Trust 1992 The Crackwalker | Sandy | Gate Theatre 1995 The Fairy Queen | Helena | Lisbon 1997 The Cenci | Lucretia | Almeida Theatre 1997 The Brutality of Fact | Maggie | New End Theatre 1997 The Merchant of Venice | Portia | The Globe Theatre | Richard Olivier 1997 The Honest | Viola | The Globe Theatre | Jack Shepherd 1998 The Snow Palace | Stanislava | Sphynx – Tricycle and Oslo | Janet Suzman 2001 Cherished Disappointments in Love | Her | Sphinx – Helsinki State Theatre | Sue Parish 2002 Just Between Ourselves | Vera | No 1 Tour | Dominic Hill 2003 Girl Watching | Polly | Birmingham Rep/Tour | Natasha Betteridge 2005 Carver | Woman | Arcola | William Gaskill 2009 Legacy | Dorothy Whitney Elmhirst | Theatre of Angels (National Tour) | Maria Pattinson 2011 Sixty-Six Books: The Foundation | Theta | Bush Theatre | Peter Gill 2012 Blood Wedding | The Mother | Royal & Derngate, Northampton | Laurie Sansom 2012 The Bachae | Agave | Royal & Derngate, Northampton | Laurie Sansom 2015 Antigone | Eurydice | Barbican | Ivo van Hove 2019 My Brother's Keeper | Mrs Stone | The Playground Theatre | Craig Gilbert

Filmography Year Title Role 1983 The Pattern of Roses May, The Past 1984 The Company of Wolves Young Bride 1985 Brazil Shirley Mrs Capper's Birthday Audrey 1987 The Happy Valley June Carberry 1989 Somewhere to Run Liz 1995 The Chemistry Lesson Mrs. Clifford 1996 Eskimo Day Malcolm's Mum 1997 Brass Eye Various 1999 Captain Jack Teacher 2000 The Last of the Blonde Bombshells Young Elizabeth's Mum 2002 AKA Freddy Furnish 2004 Millions St. Clare 2005 Breakfast on Pluto Mrs. Henderson 2008 The Life Class Bird 2010 The Arbor Pamela Dunbar 2019 Maude Title character of Maude. 19-minute short film.

Television Year Title Role Episode 1979 Thomas and Sarah Doris The Biters Bit 1982 We'll Meet Again Vi Blair 1984 Strangers and Brothers Joan Royce 3 episodes 1997 Reckless Phyllis 2023 Doctors Judith Marsh Episode: "Coming Back to Life"