title: Catherine Shirriff
text: # Catherine Shirriff
  
  Catherine Shirriff is a Canadian actress.
  
  Shirriff was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her notable roles include the horror comedy Vampira (1974), Bob Fosse's film All That Jazz (1979), as the Klingon Valkris in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Olga Denerenko in Murder in Space (1985), and co-host with Jack Palance of the first season of the ABC television documentary series Ripley's Believe It or Not!. She later became a real estate agent.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Shirriff is married to American financier J. Anthony Forstmann and they have one daughter. Her husband died on January 31, 2023, leaving her a widow.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1974 | Vampira | Nancy | |
  | 1978 | Wonder Woman | Tara Landon | Episode: "Gault's Brain" (credited as Cathee Shirriff) |
  | 1979 | She's Dressed to Kill | Kate Bedford | TV movie |
  | 1979 | All That Jazz | Nurse Briggs | |
  | 1983 | Taxi | Diane Mckenna | Season 5, episode 18: "Alex Gets Burned by an Old Flame" |
  | 1984 | Covergirl | Tessa Montgomery | |
  | 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Valkris | |
  | 1985 | Murder in Space | Olga Denarenko | |
  