Katya Wyeth (born 1 January 1948) is a former model and actress notable for her roles in several classic horror films of the early 1970s. She was married to British actor Michael Bangerter, with whom she had two children. Credited early on as Kathja Wyeth, she began her theatre career as a stage manager at the

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from 1966-67. In 1968 she made her West End debut as Lucienne in a revival of the

Alan Melville Alan Melville (19 May 1910 – 18 April 1983) was a South African cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1938 to 1949. He was born in Carnarvon, Northern Cape, South Africa and died at Sabie, Transvaal. Early life and cricket career Melville w ...

play ''

Dear Charles ''Full Circle'' (previously ''Dear Charles'') is a play by Alan Melville adapted from "Les Enfants d'Edouard" by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and Frederick J. Jackson. It also was produced in 1944 with the title ''Slightly Scandalous'', lasting only one ...

'', then in 1971 she appeared in ''Rabelais'' at the London Roundhouse, directed by

Jean-Louis Barrault Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault (; 8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist who worked on both screen and stage. Biography Barrault was born in Le Vésinet in France in 1910. His father was 'a Burgundia ...

.'Barrault Rabelais in London', ''The Stage'', 25 February 1971, page 1. On screen, she frolicked with Alex ( Malcolm MacDowell) in the 'Ascot fantasy' sequence that closes '' A Clockwork Orange''. She also appeared in two first season episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus, as a hostess on the TV quiz show '' The Sky's the Limit'', in the 1973 Play for Today ''Shakespeare or Bust'', and in episodes of both '' Special Branch'' and '' The Sweeney''. Her appearances for

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include ''

Hands of the Ripper ''Hands of the Ripper'' is a 1971 British horror film, directed by Peter Sasdy for Hammer Film Productions. It was written by L. W. Davidson from a story by Edward Spencer Shew, and produced by Aida Young. The film was released in the U.S. as a ...

'' and '' Straight on Till Morning'', but she is probably best remembered as Countess Mircalla in another film for the same company, ''

Twins of Evil ''Twins of Evil'' (also known as ''Twins of Dracula'') is a 1971 British horror film directed by John Hough and starring Peter Cushing, with Damien Thomas and the real-life identical twins and former ''Playboy'' Playmates Mary and Madeleine ...

''.

Selected filmography

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Inspector Clouseau Inspector Jacques Clouseau (), later granted the rank of Chief Inspector, is a fictional character in Blake Edwards' farcical '' The Pink Panther'' series. He is portrayed by Peter Sellers in the original series, and also by Alan Arkin in ...

'' (1968; as Kathja Wyeth) *'' Monty Python's Flying Circus'' (TV series) (1969; as Katya Wyeth in ''Owl Stretching Time'', Kathja Wyeth in ''Full Frontal Nudity'') *'' A Clockwork Orange'' (1971) *''

'' (1971) *''

'' (1971) *'' Straight on Till Morning'' (1972) * '' Kindly Leave the Kerb'' (1971, TV series) *'' Burke & Hare'' (1972; as Katya Wyath) *''

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own ''Barry McKenzie Holds His Own'' is the 1974 sequel to the 1972 Australian comedy film '' The Adventures of Barry McKenzie''. Returning from the original film is Barry Crocker in the title role, as well as Barry Humphries in the role of Barry ...

'' (1974) *''

Confessions of a Window Cleaner ''Confessions of a Window Cleaner'' is a 1974 British sex comedy film, directed by Val Guest.Leach, p.132 Like the other films in the ''Confessions'' series; ''Confessions of a Pop Performer'', '' Confessions of a Driving Instructor'' and ''C ...

'' (1974) *''Got It Made'' (1974) *'' I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight'' (1976) *'' No. 1 of the Secret Service'' (1977)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyeth, Katya 1948 births Living people British film actresses British television actresses British female models