Kate Fleetwood
Fleetwood in London Road 2015
Born (1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 51)
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
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 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

Year Film Role Notes
1998 Getting Hurt Prostitute TV film
2004 Vanity Fair Miss Pinkerton's Crone
2006 After Thomas Kate TV film
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Woman with Baby
2009 Breaking the Mould Margaret Jennings TV film
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Mary Cattermole
2010 Macbeth Lady Macbeth TV 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
2016 The People Next Door Yvonne TV film
Deliverers Eve
2018 Beirut Alice Riley
2022 Choose or Die Laura Netflix

Television/OTT

Year Title Role Network Notes
2001 Holby City Karina BBC One Episode: "Tip of the Iceberg"
The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells Maggie Hallmark Channel Episode: "Brownlow's Newspaper"
EastEnders Karen BBC One 4 episodes
Urban Gothic Woman Channel 5 Episode: "The End"
2002 Doctors Anna Fielding BBC One Episode: "Deceptive Appearances"
Dalziel and Pascoe Jill Lowry BBC One Episode: "The Unwanted"
2004 The Bill Lois Townsend ITV Episode: "Smoking Gun"
Silent Witness Sienna Ricci BBC One Episode: "Death by Water"
2005 Twisted Tales Jacqueline Fox Episode: "Flat Four"
Murphy's Law Jill BBC One Episode: "Strongbox"
Midsomer Murders Sarah Douglas ITV Episode: "Midsomer Rhapsody"
Nathan Barley Mandy Channel 4 Episode: "Pilot"
2007 Foyle's War Lydia Nicholson ITV Episode: "Casualties of War"
2009 Hustle MP Rhona Christie BBC One Episode: "Politics"
Casualty 1909 Grace Barnes BBC One Episode: #1.4
Waking the Dead Zoe Morrison BBC One Episode: "End of the Night"
The Sarah Jane Adventures Ship CBBC Episode: "The Mad Woman in the Attic"
2012 A Touch of Cloth Kate Cloth Sky One Episode: "The First Case"
2013 Way to Go Amanda BBC Three Episode: "Dead End"
2014 The Widower Felicity Webster ITV Series regular
2016 War & Peace Anisya BBC One Episode: #1.4
2017–2019 Harlots Nancy Birch ITV Encore Series regular
2019 Victoria Princess Feodora ITV Series regular
2019–2023 Rise of the Nazis Narrator BBC Two 12 episodes
2020 Brave New World Sheila Peacock 4 episodes
2021–2022 Fate: The Winx Saga Queen Luna Netflix Recurring cast
2021– The Wheel of Time Liandrin Guirale Prime Video Series regular

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. (chapter 5 only) (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.((cite book)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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