Cate Bauer

Catherine Mary Bauer (née Cotter; born September 1, 1929), better known as Cate Bauer, is an American former actress on stage, film and television. She is best known for voicing the character Perdita in the animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961).[3]

Cate Bauer
Born
Catherine Mary Cotter

(1929-09-01)September 1, 1929
New York City, New York U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1951–1961
Spouse(s)
Karel Miroslav Bauer
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(m. 1953; died 2007)​
[1][2]

Life and career

Bauer was born as Catherine Mary Cotter in New York City, New York in September 1929[4][5] to an Irishman James J. Cotter (died 1954)[6] and Lucy J. Cotter (died 1984),[7] an Englishwoman.

Her early roles included Martha in a 1951 stage production of The Life of Christ at the Oakland Civic Auditorium in Oakland, California.[8][9] In 1959 she appeared in the television series The Third Man, playing the character of Miss Hidwick in the episode "How to Buy a Country". Her most famous role however, came from voicing Perdita in the 1961 animated Disney film One Hundred and One Dalmatians.[10]

She married Karel Miroslav Bauer (1929–2007) in 1953. As of 1996, Bauer was living in Seattle, Washington.[11]

Partial filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1959The Third ManMiss HidwickEpisode: "How to Buy a Country"
1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansPerditaVoice

References
  1. Ancestry: Catherine M. Cotter in the California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959
  2. Ancestry: Karel M. Bauer in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  3. "Cate Bauer". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. Ancestry: Catherine M. Cotter in the New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965
  5. Ancestry: Catherine M. Cotter in the New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
  6. Newspapers.com: San Francisco Examiner, Sep 16 1954, pg. 21
  7. Newspapers.com: San Francisco Examiner, Nov 20 1984, pg. 19
  8. Newspapers.com: Oakland Tribune, Sep 11 1951, pg. 18
  9. Newspapers.com: Oakland Tribune, Aug 28 1951, pg. 28
  10. 101 Dalmatians (1961/1996) and 102 Dalmatians
  11. Ancestry: Catherine M. Bauer in the U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
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