Catherine Wilkin


Catherine Wilkin 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. 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Brilliant LiesMarion Lee

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977Cop ShopKate McGrathTV series
1979Close to HomeAnne1 episode
1979SkywaysHanna ClaytonEpisode: "Hard Case Hanna"
1983PrisonerJanice Young9 episodes
1984Children of the Dog StarHelen ElliottTV miniseries
1984'Aggie FrenchTV series
1985'Pamela StonehamTV miniseries
1985'May PrangEpisode: "Journey"
1985-88Rafferty's RulesPaulyne GreyTV series
1986'Carol PowerTV miniseries
1987'Jessie LoganEpisode: "No Quarter Asked"
1989This Man... This WomanMarion ClarkeTV miniseries
1989The MagistrateClaire BoydTV movie
1989Grim PickingsKateTV miniseries
1991Shark in the ParkCatherine Pierce5 episodes
1992EmbassyAmbassador Katherine JensonTV series
1993SnowyMolly Logan13 episodes
1995Swimming LessonsMargaret SadlerTV movie
1997Ocean GirlMadame President3 episodes
1997DugganLynette BridgesEpisode: "Death in Paradise"
1997-1999Blue HeelersSally Downie5 episodes
1998DugganLynette BridgesEpisode: "Sins of the Fathers"
1998Halifax f.p: Afraid of the DarkMarion WaltersTV movie
1998'Andrea GordonTV movie
1998State CoronerOlwen ParsonsEpisode: "Sunday in the Country"
1999'AdamaEpisode: "Nectar"
2001-2003'Elizabeth Regnery49 episodes
2001-2003McLeod's DaughtersLiz Ryan25 episodes
2002Jessie ChallengerEpisode: "The Elixir"
2006McLeod's DaughtersLiz RyanEpisode: "The Legend of Harry Ryan"
2007Outrageous FortuneSonyaEpisode: "The Secret Parts of Fortune"
2011TangiwaiEmma BlairTV movie