Katharine Barker

Katharine Barker (born 10th March 1941 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire) is an English actress who was the first actress to portray the role of Dolly Skilbeck. Barker appeared in 169 episodes of Emmerdale Farm from February 1977 to July 1979 before Jean Rogers took over the role the following year.
Apart from her role in Emmerdale Farm she has also been seen on television in, among other things: The Man in Room 17 (1966), Playhouse - The Waste Places (1967), Thirty-Minute Theatre (1968), and the miniseries Widows 2 (1985).
She has also starred in numerous theatrical productions through the years, including William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 & Henry V (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon), To Kill a Mockingbird (Salisbury Playhouse), Hay Fever (The Oxford Stage Company), The Three Sisters & The Crucible (Mercury Theatre, Colchester), The Seagull & The Good Sisters (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield) and The Six-Days World (Finborough Theatre)
Category:Emmerdale Farm actors