Kate Ritchie

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Kate Ritchie (born August 14, 1978 in Goulburn, New South Wales) is an Australian actress on the television soap opera Home and Away. She has played the character Sally Fletcher since the series began in 1988 and along with fellow original cast member Ray Meagher, it is the longest continuous role in an Australian television series.

Ritchie also was the child lead Molly in the mini-series Cyclone Tracy in 1986. She has done a number of commercials and has also been involved with the Campbelltown Musical Society.

On May 7, 2006, Ritchie won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress at the 2006 TV Week Logie Awards. She was also a contestant on the celebrity singing challenge It Takes Two, partnered with Troy Cassar-Daley.

She lives alone in the eastern suburbs of Sydney after breaking up with her boyfriend, professional rugby league player Chris Walker, in August 2006. ^[1]

On December 6, 2006 news.com.au reported that Kate has plans to leave Home & Away. Much speculation continues to surround the future of her character, Sally. In the 2006 Home & Away season finale, Sally was stabbed and left slumped alone on a dark footpath. This was followed by a video montage of her life in the Bay.