![Kate Duchêne](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3aDgYj5FqqVSUKKq7PtnkMjow6z.jpg)
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.
Known For | Acting |
---|---|
Most Rating | 9.53 |
Birthday | 1959-01-05 |
Place of Birth | West Ham, London, England, UK |
Also Known As | Kate Duchene, |
![An Education](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gLIvvUdlocGjm8XVLxhWHAKWrRq.jpg)
2009
![An Education](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gLIvvUdlocGjm8XVLxhWHAKWrRq.jpg)
An Education
6.938/1272
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When...
Watch Now
An Education
![All Good Children](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pgN8kWJWaPw4aYr3jlj2ZXXQgmt.jpg)
2010
![All Good Children](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pgN8kWJWaPw4aYr3jlj2ZXXQgmt.jpg)
All Good Children
5.8/13
After experiencing a tragedy, Irish brothers Dara and Eoin move to rural France, where they become friends with young Bella, whose beauty and charm be...
Watch Now
All Good Children
![National Theatre Live: Everyman](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/soiqdAEGrWnf8y4F6jmrrWwjvEa.jpg)
2015
![National Theatre Live: Everyman](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/soiqdAEGrWnf8y4F6jmrrWwjvEa.jpg)
National Theatre Live: Everyman
1/1
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...
Watch Now
National Theatre Live: Everyman
![Henry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jg4e3aWrNjaqJNLj6NVuYHfMYAo.jpg)
2010
![Henry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jg4e3aWrNjaqJNLj6NVuYHfMYAo.jpg)
Henry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
0/0
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 mo...
Watch Now
Henry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
![National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bivo0x6Bcq8VjkDtiQ91USpMP5s.jpg)
2017
![National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bivo0x6Bcq8VjkDtiQ91USpMP5s.jpg)
National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler
10/2
Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control th...
Watch Now
National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler
![The Tall Guy](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6tGHCij3jJu80RYSSpV0LBRLTN3.jpg)
1989
![The Tall Guy](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6tGHCij3jJu80RYSSpV0LBRLTN3.jpg)
The Tall Guy
5.7/68
An American actor in England tries to find love and work.
Watch Now
The Tall Guy
![Roxane](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vfuNuwOh4hbJjpZqgOt4zGZ1ylX.jpg)
2019
![Roxane](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vfuNuwOh4hbJjpZqgOt4zGZ1ylX.jpg)
Roxane
5.925/67
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...
Watch Now
Roxane
![National Theatre Live: Henry V](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7wpVCzXO7L3qCDFSZeIUjT9PAob.jpg)
2022
![National Theatre Live: Henry V](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7wpVCzXO7L3qCDFSZeIUjT9PAob.jpg)
National Theatre Live: Henry V
8/1
Fresh to the throne, King Henry V launches England into a bloody war with France. When his campaign encounters resistance, this inexperienced new rule...
Watch Now
National Theatre Live: Henry V
![Monsieur N.](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cZhuwy9BYpiGKo45ljOnVvHTLjC.jpg)
2003
![Monsieur N.](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cZhuwy9BYpiGKo45ljOnVvHTLjC.jpg)
Monsieur N.
6.308/26
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...
Watch Now