Sadie Corre

Sadie Corré was an English actress, tap dancer and comic performer who became best known as a pantomime cat. Born in Bognor Regis, she trained at the Italia Conti stage school and first appeared on stage at seven; her first professional role came at twelve in a production of Madame Butterfly. Early stage work included Where the Rainbow Ends, staged at the Holborn Empire, and a long run in Noël Coward's Cavalcade in 1931. Her break came in 1937 with Hughie Green's touring concert party, and she appeared as Michael in Peter Pan before touring with ENSA to entertain the troops. From 1960 to 1961 she played the Cat at the London Palladium opposite Norman Wisdom, and she went on to be a regular pantomime cat for two decades. Later screen appearances included The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Return of the Jedi. She died in 2009.