Kathleen Watkins | |
Birth Date: | 1934 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Saggart, Dublin, Ireland |
Occupation: | Broadcaster, harpist, singer, author |
Education: | Dominican College Sion Hill |
Years Active: | 1961–present |
Nationality: | Irish |
Children: | 2 |
Kathleen Watkins (born 17 October 1934) is an Irish broadcaster, harpist, actress, singer and author. She is the widow of Gay Byrne.[1]
She played Grace Gifford in the 1966 docudrama Insurrection. She hosted the Rose of Tralee in 1977, the only woman so far to do so.[2]