Catherine Rabett
Catherine Rabett (sometimes known as Katie Rabett) (born 20 July 1960 in London) is a British actress.
She played Cecily "Cissy" Meldrum in the BBC sitcom You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993). She was a member of Hot Gossip, Arlene Phillips's ground breaking dance group and performed on the The Kenny Everett Video Show.
Rabett is married to the comic performer and scriptwriter Kit Hesketh-Harvey and they have two children, Gus and Rollo. She is also a former girlfriend of Prince Andrew.
Catherine gained a First class Hons degree in Art History from UEA. She curated the Art of Faith in East Anglia exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum 2011/13. She was picture researcher on Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English House by David Cholmondeley and Andrew Moore published by Skira Rizzoli October 2014. Catherine also works as a volunteer UK representative for GRUBB Forward, a UK based charity running tutoring 3 schools for Roma children in Serbia. GRUBB Forward also produces the GRUBB Show, an exhilarating performance blending traditional Roma and contemporary music. The GRUBB Show has toured the world to great critical acclaim and the funds engendered are filtered back into supporting the GRUBB Schools.
Theatre roles
Grace Kelly role in Dial M for Murder, on tour and in the West End (1999-2002) Lead in 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
- 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 (1994) - Lydia Lee