Kate O'Mara
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O'Mara in the trailer for The Vampire Lovers
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| Born |
Frances Meredith Carroll 10 August 1939 Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK |
| Died | 30 March 2014 (aged 74) Sussex, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress, writer |
| Years active | 1963–2012 |
| Spouse(s) |
Jeremy Young (m. 1961–76) (divorced) Richard Willis (m. 1993–96) (divorced) |
| Children | Dickon Young, Christopher Linde |
| Relatives | Belinda Carroll (sister) |
Kate O'Mara (10 August 1939 – 30 March 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress, and writer. She was perhaps most widely known for her 1986 role as Caress Morell, the scheming sister of Alexis Colby in the American primetime soap opera Dynasty.
O'Mara made her stage debut in a 1963 production of The Merchant of Venice. Her other stage roles included Elvira in Blithe Spirit (1974), Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (1982), Cleopatra in Antony & Cleopatra (1982), Goneril in King Lear (1987) and Marlene Dietrich in Lunch with Marlene (2008). Her films included two 1970 Hammer Horror films: The Vampire Lovers and The Horror of Frankenstein. On television, she had regular roles in The Brothers (1975–76), Triangle (1981-82) and Howards' Way (1989–90), and portrayed the recurring part of the Rani in Doctor Who (1985–87). She also appeared as Jackie Stone in two episodes of the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.
O'Mara was born Frances Meredith Carroll to John F. Carroll, an RAF flying instructor, and actress Hazel Bainbridge (born Edith Marion Bainbridge; 25 January 1910–7 January 1998). Her younger sister is actress Belinda Carroll. After boarding school she attended art school before becoming a full-time actress. O'Mara made her stage debut in a production of The Merchant of Venice in 1963, although her first film role was some years earlier (under the name Merrie Carroll) in Home and Away (1956) with Jack Warner, as her father, and Kathleen Harrison.
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