Kate Fleetwood Explained

Kate Fleetwood
Birth Date:24 September 1972
Birth Place:Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Children:2
Years Active:1995–present

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).

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
2004Vanity FairMiss Pinkerton's Crone
2006After ThomasKateTV film
2007Woman with Baby
2009Breaking the MouldMargaret JenningsTV film
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1Mary Cattermole
MacbethLady MacbethTV film
2012Les MisérablesFactory Woman 1
2013PhilomenaYoung Sister Hildegarde
2014National Theatre Live

King Lear

Goneril
2015London RoadVicky
First Order Officer
2016The People Next DoorYvonneTV film
DeliverersEve
2018BeirutAlice Riley
2022Choose or DieLauraNetflix

Television/OTT

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2001Holby CityKarinaBBC OneEpisode: "Tip of the Iceberg"
The Infinite Worlds of H. G. WellsMaggieHallmark ChannelEpisode: "Brownlow's Newspaper"
EastEndersKarenBBC One4 episodes
Urban GothicWomanChannel 5Episode: "The End"
2002DoctorsAnna FieldingBBC OneEpisode: "Deceptive Appearances"
Dalziel and PascoeJill LowryBBC OneEpisode: "The Unwanted"
2004The BillLois TownsendITVEpisode: "Smoking Gun"
Silent WitnessSienna RicciBBC OneEpisode: "Death by Water"
2005Twisted TalesJacquelineFoxEpisode: "Flat Four"
Murphy's LawJillBBC OneEpisode: "Strongbox"
Midsomer MurdersSarah DouglasITVEpisode: "Midsomer Rhapsody"
Nathan BarleyMandyChannel 4Episode: "Pilot"
2007Foyle's WarLydia NicholsonITVEpisode: "Casualties of War"
2009HustleMP Rhona ChristieBBC OneEpisode: "Politics"
Casualty 1909Grace BarnesBBC OneEpisode: #1.4
Waking the DeadZoe MorrisonBBC OneEpisode: "End of the Night"
The Sarah Jane AdventuresShipCBBCEpisode: "The Mad Woman in the Attic"
2012A Touch of ClothKate ClothSky OneEpisode: "The First Case"
2013Way to GoAmandaBBC ThreeEpisode: "Dead End"
2014The WidowerFelicity WebsterITVSeries regular
2016War & Peace AnisyaBBC OneEpisode: #1.4
2017–2019Harlots Nancy BirchITV EncoreSeries regular
2019VictoriaPrincess FeodoraITVSeries regular
2019–2023Rise of the NazisNarratorBBC Two12 episodes
2020Brave New WorldSheilaPeacock4 episodes
2021–2022Queen LunaNetflixRecurring cast
2021–The Wheel of TimeLiandrin GuiralePrime VideoSeries regular

Video games

YearTitleRole(s)NotesSource
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1Mary Cattermole, Witches[8]
2013Additional voicesMultiplayer only[9]
2017Additional voices
2019AnthemChronicler
2021Sniper: Ghost Warrior - Contracts 2Additional voices
2024Mythal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kate Fleetwood Fresh Face . Dmitry . Kiper . 17 April 2008 . . 23 January 2022.
  2. News: Kate Fleetwood: 'The more versatile you are, the better chance of longevity' . Sam . Marlowe . 2 May 2018 . . 20 November 2021 . subscription.
  3. News: 2008 Tony Nominations . 13 May 2008 . playbill.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516230257/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117686.html . 16 May 2008 . dead.
  4. Web site: Olivier Winners 2012 . olivierawards.com . 2012 . 2 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141102233358/http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item169174/olivier-winners-2012/.
  5. Web site: Patron: Kate Fleetwood . En Masse Theatre . 23 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090310044037/http://www.enmassetheatre.co.uk/patrons.html . 10 March 2009 . dead.
  6. Web site: Our Patrons . Escape Arts . 23 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200507103138/https://www.escapearts.org.uk/about-us/our-patrons/ . 7 May 2020 . live.
  7. Book: Quarmby, Kevin A. (chapter 5 only) . Macbeth: The State of Play . Chapter 5 Lady MacBeth, First Ladies and the Arab Spring: The Performance of Power on the Twenty-First Century Stage . 122 . 2014 . Ann . Thompson . . London . 978-1-4725-0319-0 . 23 January 2022 . ... Rupert Goold directed his wife, Kate Fleetwood, in a far more contentious and internationally applauded production of MacBeth. . Academia.edu.
  8. Web site: Kate Fleetwood (visual voices guide) . 8 November 2024 . 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..
  9. Web site: Kate Fleetwood - MobyGames . 8 November 2024 . MobyGames.

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