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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
| image = Kate O'Mara.jpg | | image = Kate O'Mara.jpg | ||
| birth date = [[10 August (people)|10 August]] [[1939 (people)|1939]] | | birth date = [[10 August (people)|10 August]] [[1939 (people)|1939]] | ||
| death date = [[30 March (people)|30 March]] [[2014 (people)|2014]] | | death date = [[30 March (people)|30 March]] [[2014 (people)|2014]] | ||
| role = | | role = {{O'Mara|c}} | ||
| job title = Actor | | job title = Actor | ||
| story = [[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani]]'' | | story = [[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' | ||
| time = | | time = 1985, 1987, 1993, 2000 | ||
| non dwu = ''The Brothers'', ''Triangle'', ''Howards' Way'', ''Dynasty'' | | non dwu = ''The Brothers'', ''Triangle'', ''Howards' Way'', ''Dynasty'' | ||
| imdb = 0641817 | | imdb = 0641817 | ||
| official site = kateomara.net | | official site = www.kateomara.net | ||
| twitter = KateOmara_ | | twitter = KateOmara_ | ||
| clip = Kate O'Mara - Questions from the TARDIS Tin - Doctor Who | | clip = Kate O'Mara - Questions from the TARDIS Tin - Doctor Who | ||
}}'''Kate O'Mara''' ([[10 August (people)|10 August]] [[1939 (people)|1939]]-[[30 March (people)|30 March]] [[2014 (people)|2014]]) was an English actress who played [[the Rani | }}'''Kate O'Mara''' (born '''Francesca Meredith Carroll''', [[10 August (people)|10 August]] [[1939 (people)|1939]]-[[30 March (people)|30 March]] [[2014 (people)|2014]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/30/kate-omara The Guardian]</ref>) was an English actress who played {{O'Mara}} in ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'' and ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. | ||
O'Mara | In 1993, O'Mara reprised the Rani for the charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'', and in 2000 she played the role again for the [[BBV Productions|BBV]] audio production, ''[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind (audio story)|The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]]''. | ||
Prior to being cast as the Rani, she was considered for the role of [[Tanha]] in ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'' ([[TCH 36]]). | |||
She was interviewed in the documentaries ''[[Lords and Luddites (documentary)|Lords and Luddites]]'', ''[[The Last Chance Saloon (documentary)|The Last Chance Saloon]]'', ''[[Hot Gossip (documentary)|Hot Gossip]]'' and ''[[Talking about Regeneration (documentary)|Talking about Regeneration]]''. | |||
== Career == | |||
O'Mara's TV and film acting career dates back to the 1960s when she appeared in most of the major ITC productions such as ''[[Danger Man]]'' and ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'', as well as ''[[The Avengers]]''. She later also participated in a stage play based upon the [[Sydney Newman]] creation. | |||
O'Mara made | O'Mara made her ''Doctor Who'' debut as the renegade Time Lord the Rani in the 1985 story ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]''. Between it and her second (and last regular) appearance in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', O'Mara made two dozen appearances as Cassandra 'Caress' Morrell on the American prime-time soap opera ''Dynasty'', her best-known role internationally. | ||
== Personal life == | |||
She was the aunt of [[Tam Williams]], the ex-wife of [[Jeremy Young]] and [[Richard Willis]], the sister-in-law of [[Michael Cochrane|Michael]] and [[Martin Cochrane]] and the former sister-in-law of [[Simon Williams]]. | She was the aunt of [[Tam Williams]], the ex-wife of [[Jeremy Young]] and [[Richard Willis]], the sister-in-law of [[Michael Cochrane|Michael]] and [[Martin Cochrane]] and the former sister-in-law of [[Simon Williams]]. | ||
In 2014, plans were underway to bring back Kate O'Mara as the Rani for new [[Big Finish Productions]] audios, but O'Mara passed away a few weeks before recording began. | == Death == | ||
In 2014, plans were underway to bring back Kate O'Mara as the Rani for new [[Big Finish Productions]] audios, but O'Mara passed away a few weeks before recording began. Having been assured of O'Mara's desire that they continue the project without her and her blessing was given for [[Second Rani|a new incarnation]] to be introduced, Big Finish cast [[Siobhan Redmond]] as a new incarnation of the Rani. [http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-new-rani] | |||
== ''Doctor Who'' appearances == | == ''Doctor Who'' appearances == | ||
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=== Charity mini-episode === | === Charity mini-episode === | ||
* ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'' | * ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' | ||
=== Spinoff audio production === | === Spinoff audio production === | ||
* ''[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]]'' | * ''[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind (audio story)|The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]]'' | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://kateomara.net/ Official site (archived)] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://kateomara.net/ Official site (archived)] | ||
{{twitter|KateOmara_}} | {{twitter|KateOmara_}} | ||
{{imdb name|id=0641817}} | {{imdb name|id=0641817}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | ||
[[Category:BBV Productions voice actors]] | [[Category:BBV Productions voice actors]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:43, 22 April 2024
Kate O'Mara (born Francesca Meredith Carroll, 10 August 1939-30 March 2014[1]) was an English actress who played the Rani in The Mark of the Rani and Time and the Rani.
In 1993, O'Mara reprised the Rani for the charity special Dimensions in Time, and in 2000 she played the role again for the BBV audio production, The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind.
Prior to being cast as the Rani, she was considered for the role of Tanha in Snakedance (TCH 36).
She was interviewed in the documentaries Lords and Luddites, The Last Chance Saloon, Hot Gossip and Talking about Regeneration.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
O'Mara's TV and film acting career dates back to the 1960s when she appeared in most of the major ITC productions such as Danger Man and The Saint, as well as The Avengers. She later also participated in a stage play based upon the Sydney Newman creation.
O'Mara made her Doctor Who debut as the renegade Time Lord the Rani in the 1985 story The Mark of the Rani. Between it and her second (and last regular) appearance in Time and the Rani, O'Mara made two dozen appearances as Cassandra 'Caress' Morrell on the American prime-time soap opera Dynasty, her best-known role internationally.
Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]
She was the aunt of Tam Williams, the ex-wife of Jeremy Young and Richard Willis, the sister-in-law of Michael and Martin Cochrane and the former sister-in-law of Simon Williams.
Death[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 2014, plans were underway to bring back Kate O'Mara as the Rani for new Big Finish Productions audios, but O'Mara passed away a few weeks before recording began. Having been assured of O'Mara's desire that they continue the project without her and her blessing was given for a new incarnation to be introduced, Big Finish cast Siobhan Redmond as a new incarnation of the Rani. [1]
