Birth Place: Leeds
Kate originally trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and a selection of her credits include the following:
Musical Theatre:
Anything Goes, national tour, Stage Entertainment and Sheffield Theatres.
Theatre:
All the way Home - Lowry Theatre
Manchester, The Cherry Orchard - Aldwych Theatre
The Mousetrap - West End
Perfect Pitch - Hull Truck Theatre and national tour
Romeo and Juliet - Hull Truck Theatre
Mr A’s Amazing Maze Plays - Stephen Joseph Theatre
Fragments of a Dream - Arts Theatre
The Odd Couple – Kings Theatre Glasgow and Scottish tour (with Craig Fergusson and the late Gerard Kelly)
Wicked Queen, Snow White – Buxton Opera House
Rutherford and Son – Northern Broadsides national tour
Untold Stories, Alan Bennett – West Yorkshire Playhouse
Queen Coal – Crucible Theatre.
Television:
EastEnders, Holby City, Casualty, Doctors, Heartbeat, Little Miss Jocelyn, Judge John Deed, Totally Frank, Sparkhouse, Where The Heart Is, As Time Goes By and Father Brown
However, Kate is probably best known for her portrayal of TV Soap’s favourite Auntie, Pam Hobsworth in Coronation Street.
Film work:
Kate took the leading role in her latest film - Wavelengths, which has already secured several industry awards.
Radio work:
Kate has just finished recording the second series of Tom Wrigglesworth’s Hang-Ups for BBC Radio 4.
Celebrity Work:
Kate has also been a judge on ‘UK Worker of the Year’ alongside TV presenter Quentin Willson.
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