---
name: "Katherine Balfour"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/katherine-balfour"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 February 1921"
died: "3 April 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T05:30:45.008628+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Katherine Balfour

Actor. Born 7 February 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 3 April 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 February 1921, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 3 April 1990
- **Active:** 1963–1970
- **Also known as:** Katharine Balfour
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 84 (1), 1970s 57 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/975125

## Biography

Katharine Balfour (also credited as Katherine Balfour) was an American actress. Born in Manhattan, she graduated from Morris High School in the Bronx and studied at the Actors Studio while modelling for magazines including Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Her first credited film role was as Elsa in *Music for Millions* (1944).

She appeared as Sophia Kebabian in *America America* (1963) and as Mrs. Barrett in *Love Story* (1970). Later screen credits included *The Adventurers* (1970), the television film *Bill* (1981) and *Teachers* (1984). She also performed on stage, creating the role of Alma in the original 1947 Dallas production of Tennessee Williams's *Summer and Smoke*, and hosted the radio talk show *Views in Brief* on WEVD in New York from 1968 to 1985. She contributed articles to magazines such as *Family Circle*.

Balfour died in New York City on 3 April 1990.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Love Story* (1970), Fi1m 57, as Mrs. Barrett — [page](https://film.one/film/love-story.md)
- *America America* (1963), Fi1m 84, as Sophia Kebabian — [page](https://film.one/film/america-america.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Teachers* (1984), as Theresa
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Mrs. Brown
- *The Shady Hill Kidnapping* (1982), as Mrs. Brown
- *Bill* (1981), as Mrs. Morrow
- *Love Story* (1970), as Mrs. Barrett — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/love-story.md)
- *America America* (1963), as Sophia Kebabian — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/america-america.md)
- *Music for Millions* (1944), as Elsa

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