Kate Duchêne

Date of Birth:
5 January 1959

Birth Name:
Catherine Anne Duchene

Height:
5′ 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography:

Was born in London but moved to France when she was only 3 weeks old. Parents Anne and Louis Duchene moved the family back to England in 1962/1963 to the seaside town of Brighton. Kate went onstage at the age of 14 and loved acting from that moment on. She read French & Spanish at Trinity College at Cambridge University.

She then spent a year teaching English in Spain. Kate received no formal training in Drama but she wrote and performed her own material with Cambridge Footlights Company before joining Mikron in 1983. She is best known for her acting in the children's TV show The Worst Witch as Miss Constance Hardbroom. The show ran from 1998 to 2001.

Kate has 2 children: Anna Charlotte Fitzgerald Duchene Hickson born on April 15th 2006 & Daughter Born in late May / early June 2009.

Trivia:

She was asked to audition for a similar role to Miss Hardbroom in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001). However, she refused as she felt she should stay loyal to "The Worst Witch" (1998)!

Kate Duchêne worked with the Cambridge Footlights in 1981 – 1985 during her time at Cambridge university, with the MCC running a drama workshop, later appeared in several performances of the RSC.

Personal Quotes:

In answer to your question yes, I was asked to do Miss Hardbroom for the new series but I was doing a different job and I didn't really want to, I loved it don't get me wrong but I did it for three years which is quite a long time, you can't do the same part for too long or you forget who you are (not really it just gets a bit predictable) better to stop while you still enjoy it.

Where Are They Now:

(March 2004) Theater.