Catriona MacColl
Encyclopedia
Catriona MacColl is an English
actress who has worked extensively in both film
and television
across Europe
.
in Japan
. She then performed in three Italian
horror films directed by Lucio Fulci
- City of the Living Dead
, The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery
. MacColl also appeared in the British
fantasy film Hawk the Slayer
. She plays the character of "Anne" in the series Plus belle la vie on French
television station France 3
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress who has worked extensively in both film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
Acting career
In 1979, MacColl made her debut in the title role of "Lady Oscar" directed by Jacques DemyJacques Demy
Jacques Demy was one of the most approachable filmmakers to appear in the wake of the French New Wave. Uninterested in the formal experimentation of Alain Resnais, or the political agitation of Jean-Luc Godard, Demy instead created a self-contained fantasy world closer to that of François...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She then performed in three Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
horror films directed by Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for his directorial work on gore films, including Zombie and The Beyond , although he made films in genres as diverse as giallo, western, and comedy...
- City of the Living Dead
City of the Living Dead
City of the Living Dead is an Italian horror film from director Lucio Fulci. It has numerous alternate titles, such as Gates of Hell. It is the first installment of the unofficial Gates of Hell trilogy which also includes The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery. Fulci makes an uncredited cameo...
, The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery
The House by the Cemetery
The House by the Cemetery is a 1981 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Lucio Fulci and is the third instalment of the unofficial Gates of Hell trilogy which also includes City of the Living Dead and The Beyond Its plot revolves around a series of murders taking place in a New England...
. MacColl also appeared in the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
fantasy film Hawk the Slayer
Hawk the Slayer
Hawk the Slayer is a sword and sorcery movie directed by Terry Marcel and starring John Terry and Jack Palance. The protagonist is Hawk, a hero in the Dark Age, where the Evil ruled the world.-Plot summary :...
. She plays the character of "Anne" in the series Plus belle la vie on French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
television station France 3
France 3
France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
.
Filmography
- The Theatre BizarreThe Theatre BizarreThe Theatre Bizaree is a 2011 horror anthology film. The six segments are directed by Douglas Buck, Buddy Giovinazzo, David Gregory, Karim Hussain, Tom Savini and Richard Stanley.-Cast:*James Gill as Donnie*Kaniehtiio Horn as The Writer...
(2011) - Plus belle la viePlus belle la viePlus belle la vie also known by the acronym PBLV is a French daily feuilleton télévisé created by Magaly Richard-Serrano, Bénedicte Achard, Georges Desmouceaux et Olivier Szulzynger, and produced by Hubert Besson, Michèle Podroznik and François Charlent...
(2004-6 TV series)- Episode #2.182 (2006) - Ann Boccara
- Sable noir (TV series)
- La villa du crépuscule (2006) - Katherine
- House of Voices (2004) - Francard
- Les Filles du calendrier sur scène (2004 TV movie) - Sue
- Les Filles du calendrier (2002 TV movie) - Sue
- A Soldier's Daughter Never CriesA Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (film)A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries is a French/U.S. film directed by James Ivory and written by James Ivory & Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It stars Leelee Sobieski, Jesse Bradford, Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey and Virginie Ledoyen...
(1998) - Mrs. Smith - StrangersStrangers (TV series)Strangers was a UK police drama that appeared on ITV between 1978 and 1982.After the success of the TV series The XYY Man, adapted from books by Kenneth Royce, Granada TV devised a new series to feature the regular characters of Detective Sergeant George Bulman and his assistant Detective...
(TV series)- Touch (1996) - Eva
- Poisoned Ink (1994 short) - Nun
- Bal des casse-pieds, Le (1992)
- Prova di memoria (1992)
- Cousin William (1992 TV series) - Carol
- Afraid of the DarkAfraid of the DarkAfraid of the Dark is a 1991 French-British drama film directed by Mark Peploe and starring James Fox, Fanny Ardant and Paul McGann. A boy becomes convinced there is a murderer about as his mind begins to confuse reality and delusion.-Cast:...
(1991) - Blind Woman - CounterstrikeCounterstrikeCounterstrike may refer to:* Counterattack, a defensive military tactic.* Counterstrike * Counterstrike , a 1969 BBC science-fiction series* Counterstrike...
(TV series)- The Lady of the Rhine (1990) - Lorraine Sydberg
- Waterfront Beat (1990 TV series) - Margaret Fallows
- The Hitchhiker (TV series)
- Garter Belt (1989) - Catherine
- Katts and DogKatts and DogKatts and Dog is a French and Canadian-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel and Rintintin Junior in France...
(TV series)- The Grand Hotel Caper (1989) - Lydia
- Jeniec Europy (1989) - Lady Lowe
- Three Places for the 26th (1988) - Betty Miller
- Mangeuses d'HommesMangeuses d'HommesMangeuses d'Hommes is a cult 1988 French-language sex-comedy film, shot in Sierra Leonne and based on a farce, first performed on stage in Paris and written by French author/director Daniel Colas...
(aka Man Eaters) (1988) - Deborah - Dempsey & MakepeaceDempsey & MakepeaceDempsey & Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for ITV, created and produced by Ranald Graham...
(TV series)- Hors de Combat (1985) - Angie Hughes
- The Last Days of PompeiiThe Last Days of PompeiiThe Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by the baron Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. Once a very widely read book and now relatively neglected, it culminates in the cataclysmic destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.The novel uses its characters to contrast...
(1984 TV mini-series) - Julia - Power Game (1983)
- SquadronSquadron (TV series)Squadron is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1982.The series dealt with the adventures of 370 Rapid Deployment Squadron of the Royal Air Force. The Squadron operated a mix of operational RAF aircraft including the Harrier GR Mk 3, Hercules C Mk 1, Puma HC Mk 1 and the first...
(1982 TV series) - Flt. Ct. Dr. Susan Young - Pleine lune (1982 TV movie)
- Les Amours des années grises (TV series)
- Histoire d'un bonheur (1982) - Patricia
- The House by the CemeteryThe House by the CemeteryThe House by the Cemetery is a 1981 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Lucio Fulci and is the third instalment of the unofficial Gates of Hell trilogy which also includes City of the Living Dead and The Beyond Its plot revolves around a series of murders taking place in a New England...
(1981) - Lucy Boyle (as Katherine MacColl) - Noires sont les galaxies (1981 TV movie) - Mme Genson
- The Beyond (1981) - Liza Merril (as Katherine MacColl)
- La Peau de chagrinLa Peau de chagrinLa Peau de chagrin is an 1831 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac . Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of...
(1980 TV movie) - Foedara - Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (TV series)
- The Case of the Three Brothers - Helen Grey
- City of the Living DeadCity of the Living DeadCity of the Living Dead is an Italian horror film from director Lucio Fulci. It has numerous alternate titles, such as Gates of Hell. It is the first installment of the unofficial Gates of Hell trilogy which also includes The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery. Fulci makes an uncredited cameo...
(1980) - Mary Woodhouse (as Katriona MacColl) - Le Fils puni (1980) - La photocopieuse
- L'Inspecteur mène l'enquête (TV series)
- Dossier à charge (1980)
- Hawk the SlayerHawk the SlayerHawk the Slayer is a sword and sorcery movie directed by Terry Marcel and starring John Terry and Jack Palance. The protagonist is Hawk, a hero in the Dark Age, where the Evil ruled the world.-Plot summary :...
(1980) - Eliane - Les Moyens du bord (1979 TV movie) - Grace
- Lady OscarLady Oscar (film)Lady Oscar is a 1979 film, based on the manga The Rose of Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda. The film was written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music composed by his regular collaborator Michel Legrand...
(1979) - Oscar François de JarjayesOscar François de Jarjayesis one of the main characters in the manga/anime series The Rose of Versailles, created by Riyoko Ikeda.-Character history:Born the last of five daughters to the Commander of the Royal Guards, General François Augustin Regnier de Jarjayes she is raised by her father as if she were a boy in order... - Il était un musicien (TV series)
- Monsieur Berlioz (1978) - Camille Moke