Creator / Kate O'Mara

Kate O'Mara (10 August 1939 – 30 March 2014) was an English actress. She had a long career in British television, theatre and film, including two appearances in the Hammer Horror film series, in The Vampire Lovers and The Horror of Frankenstein.

She made three appearances as the Rani in Doctor Who: in "The Mark of the Rani" alongside Colin Baker's Sixth Doctor, in "Time and the Rani", Sylvester McCoy's debut as the Seventh Doctor, and the 1993 EastEnders crossover special "Dimensions in Time".

Across The Pond, she appeared on Dynasty for two seasons as Caress Morell, and lent her voice to two of Bevanfield Films' Mockbuster direct-to-video Enchanted Tales animated films: Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin.

Not to be confused with Kate Mara.

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Her roles include:

Film

• Captain Clegg (1962) — Girl at Inn
• The Vampire Lovers (1970) — Governess Mademoiselle Perrodot
• The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) — Alys

Television

• Danger Man, episode "A Room in the Basement" (1965) — Annette
• Adam Adamant Lives!, episode "The Basardi Affair" (1967) — Sonia Fawzi
• The Champions, episode "To Trap a Rat" (1968) — Jane Purcell
• The Saint, 3 episodes:
  • The Fast Women (1967) — Teresa Montesino
  • The Counterfeit Countess (1967) — Nadine / Yvette
  • The Double Take (1968) — Annabel II
• The Avengers, episode "Stay Tuned" (1969) — Lisa
• Z Cars, 4 episodes:
  • "All They Have to Do Is Spend It": Parts 1 & 2 (1967) — Kate
  • "Foggy Night": Parts 1 & 2 (1969) — Mae Astell
• Department S, episode "Who Plays the Dummy?" (1969) — Pietra
• The Persuaders!, episode "Read and Destroy" (1972) — Heidi Schulman
• Jason King, episode "A Kiss for a Beautiful Killer" (1972) — Delphi
• The Two Ronnies, 4 episodes (1977) — Lucy Lee
• Whodunnit, episodes:
  • No Happy Returns (1977) — Lady Gertrude Potter
  • Which Eye Jack (1978) — Treasure Chest Magee
• Doctor Who, 6 episodes / 2 stories^{show list}"The Mark of the Rani", "Time and the Rani" (1985, 1987) — the Rani
• Dempsey and Makepeace, episode "Guardian Angel" (1986) — Joyce Hargreaves
• Dynasty, 19 episodes (1986) — Caress Morell
• Howards' Way, 26 episodes (1989-90) — Laura Wilde
• Cluedo, episode "Christmas Past, Christmas Present" (1990) — Mrs. Peacock
• Noel's House Party, 1 episode (1993) — Auntie Vyl
• Children in Need: "Dimensions in Time"^note Doctor Who / EastEnders crossover (1993) — the Rani
• The New Adventures of Robin Hood, episode "Marion to the Rescue" (1997) — Isabelle
• Crossroads, 1 episode (2003) — Lady Alice Fox
• Absolutely Fabulous, 2 episodes^{show list}"Happy New Year", "Cold Turkey" (1995, 2003) — Jackie Stone
• Doctors, episode "Fears, Feats & the Frooms" (2008) — Rosetta Froom
• Benidorm, 1 episode (2012) — Mrs Simmonds

Western Animation

• Beauty And The Beast by Bevanfield Films (1992) — Lucinda (voice)
• Aladdin by Bevanfield Films (1992) — Madam Roly Poly (voice)