Occupation Actress Role Actor | Name Catherine Wilkin Years active 1977 – present | |
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Born 22 August 1945 (age 79) ( 1945-08-22 ) England, UK Awards Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress Nominations Australian Film Institute Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series Movies and TV shows Similar People Peter McCauley, Daniel Borgman, Posie Graeme‑Evans |
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Catherine Wilkin (born 22 August 1945) is an English actor who has worked in New Zealand and Australia.
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- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References

McLeod's Daughters actor tackles dementia story in Shortland Street
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 Pauline 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.