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[[file:Hilla02.jpg|right|175px|Adrienne Hill]]
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'''Adrienne Hill''' (born [[22nd July]] [[1937]] in [[Plymouth]], [[England]]; died [[6th October]] [[1997]]) played ill-fated [[companion]] [[Katarina]] from Episode 4 of ''[[The Myth Makers]]'' through to Episode 4 of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]''. Katarina was the first and one of the few companions ever to be killed off on ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Her tenure in the show was among the briefest.
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|birth date    = [[22 July (people)|22 July]] [[1937 (people)|1937]]
|death date    = [[6 October (people)|6 October]] [[1997 (people)|1997]]
|role          = [[Katarina]]
|job title      = [[Actor]]
|story          = ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]] ''& ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''
|time          = 1965
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'''Adrienne Hill''' (born [[22 July (people)|22 July]] [[1937 (people)|1937]] in [[Plymouth]], [[England]], died [[6 October (people)|6 October]] [[1997 (people)|1997]]<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20420 Find A Grave]</ref>) played ill-fated [[companion]] [[Katarina]] from Episode 4 of ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'' through Episode 4 of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''. Katarina was the first and one of the few companions ever to be killed on ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Her tenure on the show was among the briefest.


Adrienne Hill appeared in the [[1985]] ''[[Children in Need]]'' special, together with other actors who had played the Doctor and his companions. She died from cancer in [[1997]], with her last known acting role, that of a library assistant in an episode of ''City Life,'' being broadcast posthumously in [[February]] of [[1998]].
Adrienne distanced herself from long-term association with ''Doctor Who'', but appeared in the 1985 ''[[Children in Need]]'' special with other actors who had played the Doctor and his companions.<ref>[[The Companions (reference book)]]</ref>


==External links==
== Death ==
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She died from [[cancer]] on 6 October 1997, with her last known acting role, a library assistant in an episode of ''City Life'', broadcast posthumously in February 1998.
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== Legacy ==
A photo of Adrienne as Katarina was seen in [[UNIT]]'s [[Black Archive]] in the 50th Anniversary Special ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' (hinting that her association with the First Doctor lasted longer than her two TV stories), whilst [[Ajjaz Awad]] recreated the role of Katarina in the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio stories ''[[Companion Piece (audio story)|Companion Piece]]'' and ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]''.
 
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Doctor Who regular cast|Hill, Adrienne]]
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Adrienne Hill (born 22 July 1937 in Plymouth, England, died 6 October 1997[1]) played ill-fated companion Katarina from Episode 4 of The Myth Makers through Episode 4 of The Daleks' Master Plan. Katarina was the first and one of the few companions ever to be killed on Doctor Who. Her tenure on the show was among the briefest.

Adrienne distanced herself from long-term association with Doctor Who, but appeared in the 1985 Children in Need special with other actors who had played the Doctor and his companions.[2]

Death[[edit] | [edit source]]

She died from cancer on 6 October 1997, with her last known acting role, a library assistant in an episode of City Life, broadcast posthumously in February 1998.

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

A photo of Adrienne as Katarina was seen in UNIT's Black Archive in the 50th Anniversary Special The Day of the Doctor (hinting that her association with the First Doctor lasted longer than her two TV stories), whilst Ajjaz Awad recreated the role of Katarina in the Big Finish audio stories Companion Piece and Daughter of the Gods.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]