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Cathryn Harrison

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Cathryn Harrison
Harrison aged 16 in Black Moon (1975)
Born
Cathryn Mary Lee Harrison

(1959-05-25)25 May 1959
London, England
DiedOctober 2018(2018-10-00) (aged 59)
Plymouth, Devon, England
Years active1972–2015
Spouse
Paul Laing
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(m. 1996)​
FatherNoel Harrison
RelativesRex Harrison (paternal grandfather)

Cathryn Mary Lee Harrison[1] (25 May 1959 – October 2018) was an English actress.

Early life

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Harrison was the daughter of the actor and singer Noel Harrison,[1] and Sara Lee Eberts, and the granddaughter of actor Sir Rex Harrison.[1]

Career

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In 1972, Harrison began her career aged 13, in Robert Altman's film Images (1972).[2] At aged 16, she performed the role of Lily in Louis Malle's experimental fantasy horror film Black Moon (1975).[2] She played Violet Trefusis, Vita Sackville West's lesbian lover in Portrait of a Marriage (1990).[2]

She worked in British television and radio dramas, appearing in Love on a Branch Line (1994).[2] She appeared opposite Robert Powell in an episode of Hannay (1989),[2]; and a 1977 Australian film called Blue Fire Lady (1977).[2] She also appeared as Major Tom Cadman's wife in the ITV series Soldier Soldier (1991),[2] she played assistant stage manager Irene in the Ronald Harwood written film The Dresser (1983).[2]

Death

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Cathryn Harrison died in October 2018.

Films and television

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Cathryn Mary Lee Harrison - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Cathryn Harrison Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
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