Kate Duchêne

Kate Duchêne

Kate Duchêne (born Catherine Anne Purves Duchêne, 5 July 1959) is an English actress best known for her role as the teacher Miss Hardbroom in the adaptation of the children's books The Worst Witch. Duchêne started to act at the age of 14. She studied French and Spanish at Trinity College, Cambridge in the 1980s, where she became a member of the Footlights theatre group, writing and performing her own material. She also acted with the Cambridge Mummers, appearing in such plays as Measure For Measure (as Isabella) in Cambridge and the Edinburgh Fringe. In the 1980s she joined the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, appearing in the premiere productions of Losing Venice and The White Rose. Since 2000 she has appeared frequently at the National Theatre in London, frequently working with director Katie Mitchell. She briefly went to Spain, teaching English to children, and returned in 1986. Duchêne is best known for her work as Miss Constance Hardbroom, the strict "deputy head and potions teacher" on the popular TV series The Worst Witch. She stayed with the programme for its three-year run, and appeared in the first episode of its 2001 spinoff Weirdsister College but did not return for the second spinoff, The New Worst Witch (2005–2006). Later projects included Afterlife, a paranormal drama series, and extensive theatre work. Radio From October 1987 to July 1991, Duchêne played Alex Parker in BBC Radio 4's drama series Citizens. In 2013 she guest-starred in the final Series 4 episode of Cabin Pressure, playing a captain in the service of a Zurich-based airline. Duchêne spent her infancy in France, and was brought back to England permanently in 1962, residing in the seaside town of Brighton. Her partner is Robert Hickson. As of 2010, they have 2 children. Source: Article "Kate Duchêne" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Kate Duchêne
  • Popularity: 1.721
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1959-01-05
  • Place of Birth: West Ham, London, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Kate Duchene
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Kate Duchêne Movies

  • 2022
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    National Theatre Live: Henry V

    National Theatre Live: Henry V

    8 2022 HD

    Fresh to the throne, King Henry V launches England into a bloody war with France. When his campaign encounters resistance, this inexperienced new...

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  • 2003
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    Monsieur N.

    Monsieur N.

    6.3 2003 HD

    This film covers the last years of the Emperor's life, imprisoned by the British on St Helena, a remote island off the west coast of Africa. Napoleon...

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  • 2015
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    National Theatre Live: Everyman

    National Theatre Live: Everyman

    1 2015 HD

    Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic...

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  • 2010
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    Henry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

    Henry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

    1 2010 HD

    The Tudor Court is locked in a power struggle between its nobles and the Machiavellian Cardinal Wolsey, the King's first minister and the country's...

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  • 2017
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    National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler

    National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler

    8.5 2017 HD

    Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control...

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  • 2010
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    All Good Children

    All Good Children

    5.8 2010 HD

    After experiencing a tragedy, Irish brothers Dara and Eoin move to rural France, where they become friends with young Bella, whose beauty and charm...

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  • 2009
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    An Education

    An Education

    6.94 2009 HD

    Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When...

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  • 1989
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    The Tall Guy

    The Tall Guy

    5.7 1989 HD

    An American actor in England tries to find love and work.

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  • 2019
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    Roxane

    Roxane

    5.9 2019 HD

    What does Cyrano de Bergerac do at a chicken farmer? This is the problem of Raymond, who has always kept his passion for the theater hidden. But when...

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  • 2005
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    Afterlife

    Afterlife

    7.4 2005 HD

    University lecturer Robert Bridge becomes involved in a series of supernatural events surrounding medium Alison Mundy.

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  • 1998
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    The Worst Witch

    The Worst Witch

    6.676 1998 HD

    Mildred Hubble is a young witch attending Cackles Academy. She's called the "Worst Witch" because she's always caught getting into trouble.

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  • 1997
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    Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

    7.5 1997 HD

    The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

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  • 1993
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    Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

    5.875 1993 HD

    Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the...

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  • 1998
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    The Worst Witch

    The Worst Witch

    6.676 1998 HD

    Mildred Hubble is a young witch attending Cackles Academy. She's called the "Worst Witch" because she's always caught getting into trouble.

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  • 2020
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    Avenue 5

    Avenue 5

    6.517 2020 HD

    40 years in the future, space captain Ryan Clark and the crew of the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5 navigate disgruntled passengers and unexpected...

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