Kate Fleetwood

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Kate Fleetwood
Kate Fleetwood 2015.jpg
Fleetwood in London Road , 2015
Born (1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 54)
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Years active1995–present
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
Children2

Kate Fleetwood (born 24 September 1972) is an English actress. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth , at Chichester Festival Theatre, the West End, and Broadway. Additionally, she received an Olivier Award nomination in 2012 for her performance as Julie in London Road at the National Theatre. Her film and television credits include Vanity Fair (2004), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), Macbeth (2010), Philomena (2013), London Road (2015), Harlots (2017–2019), and The Wheel of Time (2021–2025).

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Early years and education

Kate Fleetwood was born in England in 1972 or 1973 and grew up on a farm near Stratford-upon-Avon. [1]

She attended Trinity Catholic School in Leamington Spa, and began her career at the Royal Shakespeare Company during her childhood. [1]

Fleetwood is a graduate of Exeter University. [2]

Career

In 2008, Fleetwood was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth , opposite Patrick Stewart, which first opened at Chichester Festival Theatre and was transferred to the West End and Broadway, [3]

In 2012, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, for her performance as Julie in London Road at the National Theatre. [4]

Other activities

Fleetwood is patron of En Masse Theatre, [5] and joint patron, with husband Rupert Goold, of Escape Arts' youth arts work. [6]

Personal life

Fleetwood is married to Rupert Goold, [1] who directed her in Macbeth. [7]

Acting credits

Theatre

YearNameRoleTheatreRef.
1985Mary, After the QueenYoung MaryWhitbread Flowers Warehouse, RSC (credited as Catherine Fleetwood) [8]
1986A Midsummer Night's DreamMustardseedRoyal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC (credited as Catherine Fleetwood) [9]
1995Love Is the DrugFlamina Oxford Stage Company (OSC)N/a
1996 Twelfth Night Viola OSCN/a
1996SwaggersNancy Old Red Lion Theatre N/a
1997The Comic MysteriesDeath/GabrielUK tourN/a
1998 Romeo and Juliet JulietUK tourN/a
1998Arabian NightsDinarzard/Parizade Young Vic N/a
1999 Ghosts Regina Theatre Royal Plymouth N/a
1999NativityBalthazarYoung VicN/a
2000 The Two Noble Kinsmen The Gaoler's Daughter Shakespeare's Globe N/a
2000 The Tempest IrisShakespeare's GlobeN/a
2001TenderTash Hampstead Theatre/ Birmingham Rep/ Theatre Royal PlymouthN/a
2001 Medea ChorusQueen's TheatreN/a
2002 Mariana Pineda Mariana Pineda Gate Theatre N/a
2003 Love's Labour's Lost Rosaline National Theatre N/a
2003 A Midsummer Night's Dream Helena Bristol Old Vic N/a
2003 Othello Desdemona Theatre Royal Northampton N/a
2004 Hecuba Polyxena Donmar Warehouse N/a
2006 Pericles Thaisa RSC N/a
2006 The Winter's Tale HermioneRSCN/a
2014 King Lear GonerilNational TheatreN/a
2014National Theatre Live: King LearGonerilNational Theatre LiveN/a
2015 High Society Tracy Lord The Old Vic N/a
2015 Medea Medea Almeida Theatre N/a
2017 Ugly Lies the Bone JessNational TheatreN/a
2018Absolute HellChristineNational TheatreN/a
2022 101 Dalmatians Cruella de Vil Regent's Park Open Air Theatre N/a
2024 A View from the Bridge Beatrice Ustinov Studio/Theatre Royal Haymarket N/a
2025My Master BuilderElena Solness Wyndham's Theatre N/a
2025-2027 Into the Woods The Witch Bridge Theatre/Noel Coward Theatre, West EndN/a

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1998Getting HurtProstituteTV film
2004 Vanity Fair Miss Pinkerton's Crone
2006 After Thomas KateTV film
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Woman with Baby
2009Breaking the MouldMargaret JenningsTV film
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Mary Cattermole
Macbeth Lady MacbethTV film
2012 Les Misérables Factory Woman 1
2013 Philomena Young Sister Hildegarde
2014 National Theatre Live: King Lear Goneril
2015 London Road Vicky
Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order Officer
2016The People Next DoorYvonneTV film
DeliverersEve
2018 Beirut Alice Riley
2022 Choose or Die LauraNetflix

Television/OTT

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2001 Holby City KarinaBBC OneEpisode: "Tip of the Iceberg"
The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells MaggieHallmark ChannelEpisode: "Brownlow's Newspaper"
EastEnders KarenBBC One4 episodes
Urban Gothic WomanChannel 5Episode: "The End"
2002 Doctors Anna FieldingBBC OneEpisode: "Deceptive Appearances"
Dalziel and Pascoe Jill LowryBBC OneEpisode: "The Unwanted"
2004 The Bill Lois TownsendITVEpisode: "Smoking Gun"
Silent Witness Sienna RicciBBC OneEpisode: "Death by Water"
2005 Twisted Tales JacquelineFoxEpisode: "Flat Four"
Murphy's Law JillBBC OneEpisode: "Strongbox"
Midsomer Murders Sarah DouglasITVEpisode: "Midsomer Rhapsody"
Nathan Barley MandyChannel 4Episode: "Pilot"
2007 Foyle's War Lydia NicholsonITVEpisode: "Casualties of War"
2009 Hustle MP Rhona ChristieBBC OneEpisode: "Politics"
Casualty 1909 Grace BarnesBBC OneEpisode: #1.4
Waking the Dead Zoe MorrisonBBC OneEpisode: "End of the Night"
The Sarah Jane Adventures ShipCBBCEpisode: "The Mad Woman in the Attic"
2012 A Touch of Cloth Kate ClothSky OneEpisode: "The First Case"
2013 Way to Go AmandaBBC ThreeEpisode: "Dead End"
2014 The Widower Felicity WebsterITVSeries regular
2016 War & Peace AnisyaBBC OneEpisode: #1.4
2017–2019 Harlots Nancy BirchITV EncoreSeries regular
2019 Victoria Princess FeodoraITVSeries regular
2019–2023 Rise of the Nazis NarratorBBC Two12 episodes
2020 Brave New World SheilaPeacock4 episodes
2021–2022 Fate: The Winx Saga Queen LunaNetflixRecurring cast
2022The Elon Musk Shown/aBBCNarrator
2021–2025 The Wheel of Time Liandrin GuiralePrime VideoSeries regular
2025 Wolf King Amelie, TillyNetflixVoice
2025 Frauds CelineITV2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRole(s)NotesSource
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Mary Cattermole, Witches [10]
2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Additional voicesMultiplayer only [11]
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Additional voices [10]
2019 Anthem Chronicler
2021 Sniper: Ghost Warrior - Contracts 2 Additional voices [11]
2024 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Mythal [10]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2008 Tony Awards Best Actress in a Play Macbeth , Bridge Theatre Nominated [12]
2012 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Musical London Road , National Theatre Nominated [4]
WhatsOnStage Awards Best Ensemble PerformanceWon [13]
2026 Critics' Circle Theatre Award Best Actress Into the Woods , Bridge Theatre Nominated [14]
Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Nominated [15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kiper, Dmitry (17 April 2008). "Kate Fleetwood | Fresh Face". Broadway.com . Retrieved 23 January 2022. Age: 35. Hometown: A farm near Stratford-upon-Avon, England. "
  2. ↑ Marlowe, Sam (2 May 2018). "Kate Fleetwood: 'The more versatile you are, the better chance of longevity'" . The Stage . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "2008 Tony Nominations". playbill.com. 13 May 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Olivier Winners 2012". olivierawards.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Patron: Kate Fleetwood". En Masse Theatre. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Our Patrons". Escape Arts. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Quarmby, Kevin A. (2014). "Chapter 5 | Lady MacBeth, First Ladies and the Arab Spring: The Performance of Power on the Twenty-First Century Stage". In Thompson, Ann (ed.). Macbeth: The State of Play. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 122. ISBN   978-1-4725-0319-0 . Retrieved 23 January 2022– via Academia.edu. ... Rupert Goold directed his wife, Kate Fleetwood, in a far more contentious and internationally applauded production of MacBeth.
  8. ↑ "Search - RSC Performances - MAQ198507 - Mary, After the Queen" . Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Search - RSC Performances - MND198607 - A Midsummer Night's Dream" . Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 "Kate Fleetwood (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Kate Fleetwood - MobyGames". MobyGames . Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Tony Awards Nominations 2008". tonyawards.com. 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "2012 Results". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  14. ↑ King, Stuart (26 March 2026). "And the winners are… CRITICS' CIRCLE AWARDS 2026". West End Theatre News and Reviews. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Olivier awards 2026: full list of nominations". The Guardian . 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
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