Lesley Nicol

Lesley Nicol (b. June 19, 1953) is the actress who portrayed the witch Katja in Supernatural.

History
Lesley was born in Manchester, England, to a mother who had worked in television. Once a shy girl, at the age of 16 Lesley decided to go out and see the world. She became interested in acting after receiving a role from the Manchester Library Theatre. She graduated from London's Guildhall School of Drama in the early 1970s.

For several years she was best known as a stage actress. Her movie debut was in the 1999 film version of East Is East. From there, she began appearing in numerous television series, mostly guest roles.