Early Life and Education
She was born Katherine Patricia Routledge in Tranmere, Birkenhead, to parents Catherine and Isaac Routledge. Her father was a haberdasher, and, during World War II, the family lived weeks at a time in the basement of her father's shop.
She was educated at Mersey Park Primary School, Birkenhead High School, now a state-funded Academy school, and the University of Liverpool. At Liverpool she graduated with Honours in English Language and Literature and was not on a path to pursue an acting career. She was, however, involved in the school's Dramatic Society where she worked closely with the academic Edmund Colledge who both directed and acted in several of the society's productions. It was Colledge who persuaded her to pursue an acting career. After graduating from Liverpool, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and launched her acting career at the Liverpool Playhouse.
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