Katrin Cartlidge
in Career Girls (1997)
Born	15 May 1961(1961-05-15) London, England
Died	7 September 2002 (aged 41)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982 - 2001
Domestic partner(s)	Peter Gevisser

Katrin Cartlidge (15 May 1961 – 7 September 2002) was an English actress. She first appeared on screen as Lucy Collins in the Liverpool soap opera Brookside from 1982 to 1988 and later became well known for her film work with directors such as Mike Leigh and Lars von Trier.

[edit] Biography

Cartlidge was born in London to an English father and an German Jewish refugee mother. She was educated at the Parliament Hill School for Girls in Camden.

Cartlidge died at age 41, due to complications from pneumonia and septicaemia, stemming from a pheochromocytoma.

The impact of Cartlidge's sudden death saw the creation of the Katrin Cartlidge Foundation by the trustees Mike Leigh, Peter Gevisser, Simon McBurney, Chris Simon and Cat Villiers. The patrons include Lars von Trier and Cartlidge's sister Michelle. Established at the Sarajevo Film Festival, an annual bursary is awarded by "an elected curator, chosen by the (Foundation) Trustees from a wide and eclectic number of Katrin Cartlidge’s friends and colleagues...(to) a new creative voice... While the new talent nominated each year will be a filmmaker, it is anticipated that the choices will be as varied and extraordinary as Katrin’s own choice of filmmakers and friends from across the arts."^[1]

[edit] Filmography

• Eat the Rich (1987)
• Naked (1993)
• Before the Rain (1994)
• Breaking the Waves (1996)
• Career Girls (1997)
• Claire Dolan (1998)
• Hi-Life (1998)
• Topsy-Turvy (1999)
• The Cherry Orchard (1999)
• The Weight of Water (2000)
• Hotel Splendide (2000)
• Sword of Honour (2001)
• No Man's Land (2001)
• From Hell (2001)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Katrin Cartlidge at the Internet Movie Database
• Katrin Cartlidge at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
• Guardian obituary
• Career Girl: Tribute to Katrin Cartlidge
• Remembering Katrin Cartlidge
• Katrin Cartlidge Foundation
• "The Plague"