English actress Catherine McCormack made her share of movies on both sides of the Atlantic, most notably “Braveheart” (1995), in which she played the doomed wife of Mel Gibson’s heroic William Wallace. The success of that film allowed her to enjoy screen time in several features, including leads in “The Land Girls” (1997) and “Dangerous Beauty” (1998), as well as supporting turns in Hollywood productions like “Spy Game” (2001). But she seemed happiest on stage in her native UK, where she appeared in several acclaimed theater productions.

Born Jan. 1, 1972, in Hampshire, England, McCormack