Catherine Shirriff is a
Canadian
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actress
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.
Shirriff was born in
Toronto
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, Ontario, Canada. Her notable roles include the horror comedy ''
Vampira'' (1974),
Bob Fosse
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's film ''
All That Jazz'' (1979), as the
Klingon
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Developed by screenwriter Gene L. Coon in 1967 for the original ''Star Trek'' (''TOS'') series, Klingons were swarthy humanoids c ...
Valkris in ''
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' (1984), Olga Denerenko in ''
Murder in Space
:''Murder in Space is also the title of a 1955 science fiction novel by David V. Reed and a 2007 mystery novel by Sydney J. Bounds.''
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'' (1985), and co-host with
Jack Palance
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of the first season of the
ABC
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television documentary series ''
Ripley's Believe It or Not!''.
Personal life
Shirriff is married to American financier
J. Anthony Forstmann and they have one daughter.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Canadian television actresses
Canadian film actresses
Actresses from Toronto
1948 births
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