Kate O'Mara (b. 10 August 1939, Leicester) is an English film and television actress.
Born as Kate Carroll, the daughter of John Carroll and actress Hazel Bainbridge. She was educated at the Aida Foster School, beginning an early career as a speech therapist, but switched gears to acting. O'Mara had an out of wedlock son, Chris (b. 1963), whom she was forced to give up for adoption but was later reunited with him. She made her debut in a stage pr...
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Kate O'Mara (b. 10 August 1939, Leicester) is an English film and television actress.
Born as Kate Carroll, the daughter of John Carroll and actress Hazel Bainbridge. She was educated at the Aida Foster School, beginning an early career as a speech therapist, but switched gears to acting. O'Mara had an out of wedlock son, Chris (b. 1963), whom she was forced to give up for adoption but was later reunited with him. She made her debut in a stage production of The Merchant of Venice in 1963. Kate has been a strict vegetarian for most of her life. She is concerned with animal rights issues.
Although she was one of Hammer Studio's Glamour Girls (The Vampire Lovers, The Horror of Frankenstein), O'Mara these days is best known for her work in television series. Prominent roles in dramas such as The Brothers (as Jane Maxwell), Triangle (as Katherine Laker) Howards' Way (as Laura Wilde) and a down on their luck Lady of the Manor in the revamped Crossroads has seen O'Mara carve a niche for...
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