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Catherine Schell

Born 1944 · 82 years old62 credits since 1963

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ABOUT CATHERINE

Katherina Freiin Schell von Bauschlott (born 17 July 1944, in Budapest) is an Hungarian-born actress best known for her work in England with the BBC.

Schell rose to fame in various British film and television productions in the 1960s and 1970s. She acted under the name Catherine von Schell early in her career, but is better known by the name Catherine Schell.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born17 July 1944

BirthplaceBudapest, Hungary

Known forActing

On Cineora25 of 62 titles

Known for

The titles people know Catherine from.

Series

Doctor Who

1963–1989IMDb8.4

Movie

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975IMDb7.0

Movie

Moon Zero Two

1969IMDb4.6

Movie

The Prisoner of Zenda

1979IMDb5.3

Movie

Madame Sin

1972IMDb5.7

Movie

Callan

1974IMDb6.8

Movie

Gulliver's Travels

1977IMDb5.5

Movie

Pretty Princess

1993IMDb4.1

Movie

Traitor's Gate

1964IMDb5.6

Movie

Destination Moonbase-Alpha

1978IMDb6.3

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 25
Average IMDb: 6.6
Highest rated: Doctor WhoIMDb 8.4
Working since: 1963

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

62 credits

The 2020s

4 titles · IMDb 5.7 on average

Not on Cineora

Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph

2026

as Maya

Not on Cineora

Prisoners in Space

2025

as Maya

Movie

The Munsters

2022IMDb4.5

as Zoya Krupp

Series

Dracula

2020IMDb6.8

as Duchess Valeria · 1 episode

The 1990s

4 titles · IMDb 4.1 on average

Not on Cineora

Tales of Mystery and Imagination

1995

as Lady Montresor · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Wimbledon Poisoner

1994

as Mrs. Gunther · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993

as Marie-Claire

Movie

Pretty Princess

1993IMDb4.1

as contessa Angela von Dix

The 1980s

18 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Not on Cineora

On the Black Hill

1988

as Lotte Zons

Not on Cineora

Border

1988

as Melena Lotskova

Not on Cineora

Wish Me Luck

1988

as Virginia Mitchell aka Dominique · 8 episodes

Series

Lovejoy

1986–1994IMDb7.8

as Francis Beauchamp · 1 episode

Series

Howards' Way

1985–1990IMDb6.7

as Yvette Studer · 1 episode

Mog

Not on Cineora

Mog

1985

as Mrs. Mortenson · 13 episodes

Not on Cineora

A Month in the Country

1985

as Lizaveta

Not on Cineora

Screen Two

1985

as Marie-Claire · 1 episode

The 1970s

25 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Not on Cineora

Doctor Who: City of Death

1979

as Countess

Movie

The Prisoner of Zenda

1979IMDb5.3

as Mauban

Movie

Destination Moonbase-Alpha

1978IMDb6.3

as Maya

Exposure

Not on Cineora

Exposure

1978

as Caroline

Series

Return of the Saint

1978–1979IMDb6.7

as Samantha · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Strangers

1978

as Sophy Paget-Lombardi · 1 episode

Series

Supernatural

1977IMDb6.9

as Theresa · 1 episode

Movie

Gulliver's Travels

1977IMDb5.5

as Mary

The 1960s

11 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Movie

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969IMDb6.7

as Nancy

Not on Cineora

Paul Temple

1969

1 episode

Movie

Moon Zero Two

1969IMDb4.6

as Clementine Taplin

Amsterdam Affair

Not on Cineora

Amsterdam Affair

1968

as Sophie Ray

Not on Cineora

Assignment K

1968

Not on Cineora

Hell Is Empty

1967

as Catherine Grant

Not on Cineora

Omnibus

1967

as Lunia · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Mabel Dancy · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Catherine’s titles.

Barbara BainSpace: 1999 and Destination Moonbase-Alpha

Martin LandauSpace: 1999 and Destination Moonbase-Alpha

Peter SellersThe Return of the Pink Panther and The Prisoner of Zenda

Ian La FrenaisCreator · Lovejoy and The Prisoner of Zenda

Henry ManciniComposer · The Return of the Pink Panther and The Prisoner of Zenda

Nick TateSpace: 1999 and Destination Moonbase-Alpha

Tony AnholtSpace: 1999 and Destination Moonbase-Alpha