Kate Duchêne
Actor
Born Jan 5, 1959 · West Ham, London, England, UK
Active 1989–present
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.
Filmography
National Theatre at Home: The Land of the Living (2025) — DoraAn Education (2009) — Latin TeacherMidsomer Murders (1997) — Jane BennettAvenue 5 (2020) — CurtisFoyle's War (2002) — Helen FraserThe Worst Witch (1998) — Miss Constance HardbroomAfterlife (2005) — Barbara SinyardRoxane (2019) — WendyThe Tall Guy (1989) — Old GirlfriendMonsieur N. (2003) — Madame BalcombeNational Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler (2017) — JulianaPeak Practice (1993) — Jenny RyanNational Theatre Live: Henry V (2022) — Exeter / Constable of FranceAll Good Children (2010) — LynneNational Theatre Live: Everyman (2015) — God / Good DeedsHenry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2010) — Queen Katherine