Catherine Rabett, sometimes credited as Katie Rabett, is a British actress.
She played Cecily "Cissy" Meldrum in the BBC sitcom You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993).[1][2][3] She was a member of the Second Generation dance group,[4] and later Hot Gossip,[5] Arlene Phillips's dance group, which regularly performed on The Kenny Everett Video Show. Rabett was married to comic performer and scriptwriter Kit Hesketh-Harvey from 1986 until their divorce in 2021; they had two children.[6]
Theatre roles
- Sheila Wendice in Dial M for Murder, on tour and in the West End including Theatre Royal, Bath in 1996[7] and again in the West End in 2016[8]
- Various characters in The Thirty-Nine Steps, at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham in 2000[9]
Selected film and television roles
Film
- Fords on Water (1983) – Madeline, directed by Barry Bliss
- Real Life (1984) – Kate, directed by Francis Megahy
- The Living Daylights (1987) – Liz, an American CIA intelligence operative, directed by John Glen
- Frankenstein Unbound (1990) – Elizabeth Levenza, Victor's fiancée, directed by Roger Corman
Television
- The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981) – Sexy girls
- Minder, Windows (1984) – Louise
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – The Adventure of the Crooked Man (1984) – Young Nancy Barclay/Devoy
- C.A.T.S. Eyes, Goodbye Jenny Wren (1985) – Jenny Kenwright
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Another Country – Carol Pringle
- Fresh Fields, Happy Returns (1986) – Monica
- Chance in a Million, The Blessing (1986) – WPC Madigan
- Maurice (1987) – Pippa Durham
- Confessional (1989) – Jane Barclay
- Bergerac, All for Love (1991) – Jane
- You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993) – Cissy Meldrum
- Agatha Christie's Poirot – Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1995) – Lydia Lee
References
- ^ Lambert, Victoria (7 July 2015). "Former Bond girl Catherine Rabett pays high price for sun addiction". Stuff. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Armitstead, Claire (3 October 2018). "You Rang, M'Lord: why do Hungarians love this dodgy old British sitcom?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "You Rang, M'Lord?". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (31 July 2016). "TV dancers alive and high-kicking 40 years later". The Guardian.
- ^ Jonze, Tim (2 February 2023). "Kit Hesketh-Harvey, screenwriter, composer and lyricist, dies aged 65". The Guardian.
- ^ Coveney, Michael (3 February 2023). "Kit Hesketh-Harvey obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Production of Dial 'M' for Murder". Theatricalia. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Dial M For Murder". London Theatre. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Bellan, David (10 November 2000). "Review: The 39 Steps at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham until November 11". Oxford Mail.
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