Kate Fleetwood

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Kate Fleetwood
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Fleetwood in London Road , 2015
Born (1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 52)
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Years active1995–present
Spouse
(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 and the West End and Broadway and 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).

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Early life

Fleetwood grew up on a farm in Arden, Warwickshire near Stratford-upon-Avon, [1] and she is a graduate of Exeter University. [2] She attended Trinity Catholic School in Leamington Spa. She began her career at the Royal Shakespeare Company during her childhood. [1]

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]

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

Personal life

She is married to Rupert Goold, [1] who directed her in Macbeth; [7] they have a son and a daughter.

Acting credits

Stage

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
2021– The Wheel of Time Liandrin GuiralePrime VideoSeries regular

Video games

YearTitleRole(s)NotesSource
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Mary Cattermole, Witches [8]
2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Additional voicesMultiplayer only [9]
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Additional voices [8]
2019 Anthem Chronicler
2021 Sniper: Ghost Warrior - Contracts 2 Additional voices [9]
2024 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Mythal [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kiper, Dmitry (17 April 2008). "Kate Fleetwood | Fresh Face". Broadway.com . Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  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. "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. 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.
  9. 1 2 "Kate Fleetwood - MobyGames". MobyGames . Retrieved 8 November 2024.