Kate O'Mara
Birthday: 10 August 1939, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Birth Name: Frances Meredith Carroll
Height: 163 cm
Kate O'Mara was born Frances Meredith Carroll on August 10, 1939 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. A hard-looking brunette with high cheekbones, Kate was the daughter of actress Hazel Bainbr ...Show More
I would like to be where Diana Rigg or Judi Dench is, but I expect it is as good as it is going to g Show more
I would like to be where Diana Rigg or Judi Dench is, but I expect it is as good as it is going to get. Hide
I have white hair now, but a lot of it, and I'm still very glamorous and so I won't disappoint, I ho Show more
I have white hair now, but a lot of it, and I'm still very glamorous and so I won't disappoint, I hope! I'll still be wearing the tight leather trousers and high-heel boots, regardless of what age! Hide
[on her desire to play the Rani, an evil Time Lady, in Doctor Who (2005) again] I'm a much older wom Show more
[on her desire to play the Rani, an evil Time Lady, in Doctor Who (2005) again] I'm a much older woman and there's a huge population of older people who, if they're watching television, they can't watch Hollyoaks (1995). If you put a much older woman in Doctor Who (2005), they can identify with it. I think it's quite an interesting concept and if you remember things like Grimm's Fairytales, the older woman is often the villainess, often the terrifying figure - why I do not know, but often she is. I think it's an idea to be exploited. Hide
On the whole, I have quite a low opinion of men. I know I've always played man-eater parts but I'm r Show more
On the whole, I have quite a low opinion of men. I know I've always played man-eater parts but I'm really not a sexual animal and I've never had a voracious sexual appetite. Hide
Whenever I get on stage, I feel safe and in control. Life can be so uncertain, but on stage I always Show more
Whenever I get on stage, I feel safe and in control. Life can be so uncertain, but on stage I always know how a drama or crisis is going to end. Acting is a great comfort blanket, and has gotten me through countless personal crisis. I am a firm believer that the show must go on. Hide
Kate O'Mara's FILMOGRAPHY
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as Actor (108)
Kate O'Mara'S roles
Jackie Stone
The Rani
Virginia O'Kane
Mrs. Simmonds
