Katherine Kingsley

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Katherine Kingsley
Born (1982-12-24) December 24, 1982 (age 42)
Alma mater Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Years active2004–present
Known for
  • Actress
  • voice actress
  • theatre actress
SpouseDominic Tighe

Katherine Kingsley (born 24 December 1982) is an English actress.

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Early life

Born and raised in Cambridge and schooled at Parkside Community College and Long Road Sixth Form College, Kingsley moved to London to study with the English National Opera's The Knack, before studying acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. [1]

Career

Kingsley is a three-time Olivier Award Nominee. She has performed in iconic venues such as the Donmar Warehouse and the Menier Chocolate Factory, as well as the Chichester Theatre and many other West End venues. She has received critical praise for her turn as Marlene Dietrich in the Donmar production of Piaf , which led to an Olivier nomination in 2009. Furthermore, Katherine's portrayal of Lina Lamont in the 2012 Chichester Festival theatre production of Singin' In The Rain , led to a second nomination for an Olivier Theatre Award. Katherine has also been involved in The 39 Steps at the Criterion theatre.

Katherine played the character of Helena, opposite David Walliams and Sheridan Smith in the Michael Grandage Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream , the classic Shakespearean comedy. Directed by Michael Grandage himself, the production ran from 7 September to 16 November 2013 at London's Noël Coward Theatre.

On 1 November 2013, it was announced Katherine would play the role of Christine Colgate in the West End production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels . This opened in March 2014. She has been nominated for a Whats On Stage Award and a Manchester Theatre Award for this. [2]

In addition to her stage work, Katherine has also worked for BBC and ITV in various TV projects including, The Bill and Casualty , Bad Education , Uncle Series 2, and the Michael Grandage film, Genius , starring Jude Law, Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman and Laura Linney. She was also the female announcer for the Battlefield One video game.[ citation needed ]

In 2016, she appeared in "Hated in the Nation", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror .

In 2018, Kingsley played the title role in Dusty - The Dusty Springfield Musical by Jonathan Harvey based on the life of Dusty Springfield, touring the UK.

In 2021 Katherine took the part of Angela Snow in the latest reboot of "The Darling Buds of May" - "The Larkins" on ITV.

In 2022, Kingsley played the Acrobat's stepsister in Matilda the Musical .

Kingsley will be playing the Grand High Witch in the world premiere of the National Theatre's stage adaption of The Witches starting in November 2023. [3]

Personal life

She married actor Dominic Tighe and they have worked together on screen as well. [4]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Hollyoaks Caroline2 episodes
2009 The Bill FIO Linda PrestonEpisode: Conviction: To the Limit
2014 Bad Education Mrs. GraysonEpisode: The Exam
2015 Uncle ClaireS2. Episode 4
2016 The Secret Kyle Howell2 episodes
Black Mirror Dana CostelloEpisode: Hated in the Nation
2017 Endeavour Mona DaviesEpisode: Game
Decline and Fall Pamela PophamS1. Episode: 2
2018 The Alienist Mrs. WilliamsEpisode: These Bloody Thoughts
No Offence Anthonia CairnsEpisode: In His Head
2021–2022 The Larkins Angela Snow5 episodes
2024 Sister Boniface Mysteries Bunny FrobisherEpisode: Once Upon a Time

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Genius Purring Woman
2019 Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Katharine Woolley
2022 Matilda the Musical The Acrobat's stepsister

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Battlefield 1 ShooterPC
2017 Get Even Rose / Additional voicesXbox One
Forza Motorsport 7 The StorytellerEnglish version
2018 Sea of Thieves Grace Morrow / Annick / WandaXbox Series X
Moonraker: The Radio PlayGala BrandPC
Vampyr Elisabeth Ashbury / Camellia / Giselle Paxton / Hunter KatherinePlayStation 4
We Happy Few Victoria ByngXbox One
2019 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 Yvraine / NarratorPC
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Nomad Replicated FemaleGeForce Now
We Happy Few: We All Fall DownVictoriaPC
2020KosmokratsOlgaPC
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Villagers / Hunters / Additional voicesPlayStation 5
2021Discovery Tour: Viking AgeVoicePlayStation 4
ScarfVoiceEnglish version
2022 Dying Light 2 Additional voicesPlayStation 5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of RagnarökAdditional voicesPlayStation 5
2023 Final Fantasy XVI Additional voicesPlayStation 5
The Talos Principle 2 The SphinxPC
2024 Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn InayaPlayStation 5
Unknown 9: Awakening VoiceXbox One

Awards and nominations

References

  1. "Katherine Kingsley Biography, role history". Katherine-kingsley.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. "Robert Lindsay signs up for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels musical". BBC News. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. Gans, Andrew; Culwell-Block, Logan (4 September 2023). "Exclusive: Cast Complete for World Premiere of Roald Dahl's The Witches Stage Musical at London's National". playbill.com.
  4. "Katherine Kingsley interview: her new role in Top Girls at the National and her fight to not be seen as a 'leggy blonde'". The Times . March 31, 2019.