Kate O'Mara

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Kate O'Mara (born August 10, 1939) is a British actress and for many, the epitome of all that is sultry, elegant and glamorous. She was born in Leicester.

Although she was one of Hammer Studio's Glamour Girls (The Vampire Lovers, The Horror of Frankenstein), O'Mara these days is best known for her work in television series. Prominent roles in dramas such as The Brothers (as Jane Maxwell), Triangle (as Katherine Laker) and Howards' Way (as Laura Wilde) has seen O'Mara carve a niche for herself as a determined "ball-breaking" female on television. She also played a memorable villainess, the Rani, in the science fiction series Doctor Who,

O'Mara also has a history of playing siblings to established characters in two major TV series. She played Caress Morrell, the scheming sister of Alexis Carrington, in the American soap opera, Dynasty; and Jackie Stone, the "fabulous on an international scale" glamorous sister of Patsy, in Absolutely Fabulous.

O'Mara is also an author and has published a range of autobiographical books (Vamp Until Ready, Game Plan: A Woman's Survival Kit) as well as novels (When She Was Bad, Good Time Girl).

On radio, O'Mara made a guest appearance in the radio comedy series Nebulous in 2006.