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Catherine Finn(1915-1980)

  • Actress
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Catherine Finn in The Deadly Bees (1966)
Trouble strikes when an exhausted pop singer, sent on a vacation to a farm, realizes that the farm's owner grows deadly bees.
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Catherine Finn was born on 7 February 1915 in Dublin, Ireland. She was an actress, known for The Deadly Bees (1966), Journey to the Unknown (1968) and The Creeping Flesh (1973). She was married to Michael Ripper. She died on 1 March 1980 in Emsworth, Hampshire, England, UK.
BornFebruary 7, 1915
DiedMarch 1, 1980(65)
BornFebruary 7, 1915
DiedMarch 1, 1980(65)
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Known for

Suzanna Leigh in The Deadly Bees (1966)
The Deadly Bees
4.3
  • Mary Hargrove
  • 1966
Journey to the Unknown (1968)
Journey to the Unknown
7.6
TV Series
  • Elsie Cole
Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Lorna Heilbron in The Creeping Flesh (1973)
The Creeping Flesh
6.1
  • Emily
  • 1973
Tom Bell and Susan Hampshire in The Violent Enemy (1967)
The Violent Enemy
6.0
  • Bridget Leary
  • 1967

Credits

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Actress

  • Ian McCulloch and Carolyn Seymour in Survivors (1975)
    Survivors
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Peggy
    • 1976
  • Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Lorna Heilbron in The Creeping Flesh (1973)
    The Creeping Flesh
    6.1
    • Emily
    • 1973
  • Nicol Williamson in The Reckoning (1970)
    The Reckoning
    6.8
    • Aunt Tess
    • 1970
  • Journey Into Darkness (1968)
    Journey Into Darkness
    5.5
    • Elsie Cole (episode 'Paper Dolls')
    • 1968
  • Journey to the Unknown (1968)
    Journey to the Unknown
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Elsie Cole
    • 1968
  • Torture Garden (1967)
    Torture Garden
    6.2
    • Nurse Parker (segment "1 "Enoch"")
    • 1967
  • Tom Bell and Susan Hampshire in The Violent Enemy (1967)
    The Violent Enemy
    6.0
    • Bridget Leary
    • 1967
  • Suzanna Leigh in The Deadly Bees (1966)
    The Deadly Bees
    4.3
    • Mary Hargrove
    • 1966
  • The Witches (1966)
    The Witches
    5.8
    • Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Nancy Gabrielle in The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr (1964)
    The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Nancy
    • 1964
  • Jean Kent and Terence Morgan in Sir Francis Drake (1961)
    Sir Francis Drake
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Governor's Wife
    • 1961
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Sister Long
    • Nurse West
    • 1958–1961
  • Kay Callard and John Turner in Knight Errant Limited (1959)
    Knight Errant Limited
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Bella Mason
    • 1960
  • Saturday Playhouse (1958)
    Saturday Playhouse
    TV Series
    • Margaret
    • 1960
  • Scotland Yard
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Inspector Heatherley
    • 1960

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Katherine Flinn
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • February 7, 1915
    • Dublin, Ireland
  • Died
    • March 1, 1980
    • Emsworth, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Michael Ripper1972 - 1978 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Also worked on the Dublin stage in Gaelic.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Catherine Finn got her start working on the Dublin stage in Irish. Her 1967 film, The Deadly Bees (1966), now has a huge cult following due to the spoofing it received in 1998 on the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988).

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