Acting

Kay Adshead

Born 10 May 1954 · Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK · 72

Kay Adshead is a British actress best known for playing Cathy in the BBC's 1978 adaptation of Wuthering Heights. She is also a poet, playwright, theatremaker, and producer.

Known for

Highlights

One Foot in the Grave1990 · Series · Keep Fit Instructress

dinnerladies1998 · Series · Christine

The Bill1984 · Series

Dick Turpin1979 · Series · Julsca

The Kiss of Death1977 · Film · Linda

Victoria Wood1989 · Series · Lorraine Spence

Filmography

Movies

5 films

Oranges and Lemons1991 · Film · Writer

Operation Julie1985 · Film · 'Swan'

Acceptable Levels1983 · Film · Sue

Soft Targets1982 · Film · Hotel Waitress

The Kiss of Death1977 · Film · Linda

Filmography

Series

10 shows

dinnerladies1998 · Series · Christine

Family Affairs1997 · Series

Crime Traveller1997 · Series

Ghosts1995 · Series · Teacher

One Foot in the Grave1990 · Series · Keep Fit Instructress

Victoria Wood1989 · Series · Lorraine Spence

The Bill1984 · Series

The Hound of the Baskervilles1982 · Series · Beryl Stapleton

Dick Turpin1979 · Series · Julsca

Wuthering Heights1978 · Series · Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw