Catherine Rabett

British actress (born 1960)

Kit Hesketh-Harvey
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(m. 1986; div. 2021)​
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Catherine Rabett (born 20 July 1960),[citation needed] sometimes known 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 Hot Gossip, Arlene Phillips's groundbreaking dance group, and 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.[4]

She gained a First class honours degree in Art History from the University of East Anglia. She curated the "Art of Faith in East Anglia" exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum 2011/13, and was picture researcher on Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English House by David Cholmondeley and Andrew Moore published by Skira Rizzoli October 2014 and Capability Brown: Designing English Landscapes and Gardens by John Phibbs also published by Rizzoli November 2016.

Rabett also works as a volunteer UK representative for GRUBB Forward, a UK-based charity providing tutoring at three schools for Roma children in Serbia. GRUBB Forward also produces the GRUBB Show, a performance blending traditional Roma and contemporary music. The GRUBB Show has toured the world and the revenue is used to support the GRUBB Schools.

During the Covid pandemic Rabett trained and worked as a volunteer St John Ambulance vaccinator.

Theatre roles

  • The Grace Kelly role in Dial M for Murder, on tour and in the West End (1999–2002)
  • The lead in The Thirty-Nine Steps (2003–2005)

Selected film and television roles

  • The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981) – Sexy girls
  • Fords on Water (1983) – Madeline
  • Real Life (1984) – Kate
  • 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
  • The Living Daylights (1987) – Liz
  • Maurice (1987) – Pippa Durham
  • Confessional (1989) – Jane Barclay
  • Frankenstein Unbound (1990) – Elizabeth Levenza, Victor's fiancée
  • 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

  1. ^ "Former Bond girl Catherine Rabett pays high price for sun addiction". Stuff. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ BBC. "You Rang, M'Lord?". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ Coveney, Michael (3 February 2023). "Kit Hesketh-Harvey obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

External links

  • Catherine Rabett at IMDb