Catherine Wilkin Explained

Catherine Wilkin
Birth Place:New Zealand
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1977 – present
Spouse:Peter McCauley (? - present)

Catherine Wilkin (born October 1950) is a New Zealand actor who has worked in New Zealand and Australia.

Career

Wilkin has acted in many Australian television shows, with a mix of guest and multi-episode recurring roles.

She played the recurring role lawyer Kate McGrath in Cop Shop in 1981. Her then-partner, Bill Stalker, was at that time a regular in the series.[1] In 1983 she played Janice Young in Prisoner. Other roles include Paulyne Grey in Rafferty's Rules, Katherine Jensen in Embassy, Sally Downie in Blue Heelers and Liz Ryan in McLeod's Daughters. Wilkin also starred in the Saddle Club as the well-loved Mrs. Reg, the mother of the owner of the stable, in 2001.

Theatre performances include Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde in 2010 for Auckland Theatre Company. In 2012 she played Linda in the Peach Theatre Company production of Death of a Salesman.

Personal life

She was injured in the November 1981 motorcycle accident that killed her then-partner, actor Bill Stalker.[2] [3] [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1996 Brilliant Lies Marion Lee Feature film
2013 The Weight of Elephants Gran Feature film
2016 The Couple Wife Film Short
2017 Theodora Meredith / Theodora Film Short
2020 This Town Grandma Ruth Feature film, NZ

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1979Close to HomeAnneTV series, 1 episode
1979SkywaysHanna ClaytonTV series, 1 episode: "Hard Case Hanna"
1980-81; 1982Cop ShopKate McGrathTV series, 42 episodes
1982HomeMaggieTV series, 2 episodes
1982Cop ShopKim LambertTV series, 2 episodes
1983Carson's LawMrs. Rosemary WardTV series, 2 episodes
1983PrisonerJanice YoungTV series, Season 5, 9 episodes
1984Children of the Dog StarHelen ElliottTV miniseries, 6 episodes
1984Aggie FrenchTV series, 9 episodes
1985The Flying DoctorsPamela StonehamTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1985May PrangTV miniseries, 1 episode: "Journey"
1986The Great Bookie RobberyCarol PowerTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1987-88Rafferty's RulesPauline GreyTV series, 46 episodes
1987The Flying DoctorsJessie LoganTV series, 1 episode: "No Quarter Asked"
1989This Man... This WomanMarion ClarkeTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1989The MagistrateClaire BoydTV miniseries, 6 episodes
1989Grim PickingsKateTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1991Shark in the ParkCatherine PierceTV series, 5 episodes
1992EmbassyAmbassador Katherine JensonTV series, 13 episodes
Marlin BayTV series
1993SnowyMolly LoganTV series, Season 1, 13 episodes
1994Good Morning AustraliaGuestTV series, 1 episode
1995Swimming LessonsMargaret SadlerTV movie, NZ
1996Brilliant Lies

Interviews

HerselfShort film documentary
1997Ocean GirlMadame PresidentTV series, 3 episodes
1997In the Shadow of King LearHerselfFilm documentary
1997DugganLynette BridgesTV series, 1 episode: "Death in Paradise"
1997-1999Blue HeelersSally Downie/DowneTV series, 14 episodes
1998DugganLynette BridgesTV series, episode: "Sins of the Fathers"
1998, 2001Halifax f.p.Marion WaltersTV film series, 2,episodes, S3 E3: "Afraid Of The Dark", S6 E2: “Playing God”
1998Andrea GordonTV movie
1998State CoronerOlwen ParsonsTV series, 1 episode: "Sunday in the Country"
1999Good Morning AustraliaGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1999, 2002The Lost WorldAdama, Jessie ChallengerTV series, 2 episodes: "Nectar" & "The Elixir"
2001-2003Elizabeth Regnery / Mrs. RegTV series, Seasons 1–2, 51 episodes
2001-03,
2004, 2006
McLeod's DaughtersLiz RyanTV series, Seasons 1–3, 4 & 6, 26 episodes
2006Leo's PrideDame Sister Mary LeoTV movie
2007Outrageous FortuneSonyaTV series, 1 episode: "The Secret Parts of Fortune"
2011TangiwaiEmma BlairTV movie
2016WantedBeverley DelaneyTV series, 1 episode
2017The Brokenwood MysteriesCatherine AlderstonTV series, 1 episode
2019Shortland StreetJean KingTV series, 28 episodes
2020StatelessElka WernerTV miniseries, 3 episodes
2021-22Under the VinesHilaryTV series, 6 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Fawcett, Tony. "Fanelli’s Leaving Cop Shop." TV Week. 3 October 1981, page 5.
  2. "Actor with film hopes is killed". The Age, 30 November 1981, p. 5
  3. "TV actor's death accidental, SM rules". The Age, 18 March 1982, p. 21
  4. Robertson, Fred. "The Gentle Side to Big Bill." TV Week. 12 December 1981, page 37.