Biography for
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Date of Birth

3 April 1972, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK

Birth Name

Catherine Jane McCormack

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Trivia

She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "All My Sons" at the Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe Stage.

Trained at Oxford School of Drama.

Was in a relationship with actor Joseph Fiennes, between 1998 and 2000.

Her grandparents were Irish.

Her mother died when she was 6 years old. She was brought up Catholic by her father, a steelworker.

Personal Quotes

[on her preference for theater work over film]: Theater really is an actor's medium: you're on stage with no director anymore, whereas in film very rarely do you get much rehearsal other than running through the scene very quickly. Then everyone comes in and shoots it.

Where Are They Now

(February 2003) Plays Claudia in UK premiere of "Honour", a play by Joanna Murray-Smith at the National Theatre, London.

(August 2006) Starring in "The 39 Steps" at the Tricycle Theatre, London. Book by John Buchan, adapted by Patrick Barlow and directed by Maria Aitken. She is the only female in a cast of 4 playing nearly a 100 roles between them!