Kate Ashfield
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| Born | Kate Ashfield 1972 Oldham, England, United Kingdom |
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| Occupation | Actress, Comedienne | ||||||
| Years active | 1994–present | ||||||
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Kate Ashfield (born 28 May 1972) is an award-winning English actress and comedienne, best known for her award-winning roles as Jody in the British-German film Late Night Shopping (2001) and as Sadie MacGregor in the British film This Little Life (2003). She is also known for her role in the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead.
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[edit] Personal Life
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Ashfield was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, in the United Kingdom, and later attended King Edward VI Five Ways, in south Birmingham. Ashfield appeared in As You Like It and was involved in a number of local youth theatre groups. She trained at Rose Bruford College.
[edit] Career
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She has since appeared in many film, television and theatre productions. Her first movie role came in 1994 as Ella in John Wells' film Princess Caraboo.
She has performed in numerous plays associated with the In-yer-face theatre movement, and was invited to speak on the subject at the University of the West of England's 2002 Theatre's Shock Therapy conference.[citation needed]
She is currently filming Anne Frank and will next work on the thriller Hush.
[edit] Selected credits
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- Never Better (2008, TV series) - Anita Merchant
- Talk To Me (2007, TV series) - Kelly
- Random Quest (2006, TV) - Ottilie/Kate
- Leave Before the Lights Come On Video - Arctic Monkeys (2006) - Suicidal Lady
- The Best Man (2006, TV - released as Unhitched on US DVD) - Becka
- Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006, TV) - Ellen
- Secret Smile (2005, TV) - Miranda
- Fakers (2004) - Eve Evans
- Spivs (2004) - Jenny
- Shaun of the Dead (2004) - Liz
- Collusion (2003) - Sally Waterville
- Killing Hitler (2003, TV) - Rachel
- This Little Life (2003, TV) - Sadie MacGregor
- The Trouble with Men and Women (2003, TV) - Susie
- Flyfishing (2002) - Helen
- Crime and Punishment (2002, miniseries) - Dounia
- Late Night Shopping (2001) - Jody
- Do or Die (2001, miniseries) - Samantha
- The Low Down (2000) - Ruby
- Storm Damage (1999, TV) - Kay
- The War Zone (1999)
- Watership Down (TV series) (1999, TV series) - Primrose (Series 1/2 only)
- Sweetnight Goodheart (2001) - Juliet
- A Many Splintered Thing (1998, TV series) - Elly Jackson
- Closer (play) (1998, stage) - Alice
- Woyzeck (1997, stage) - Marie
- Shopping and Fucking (1996, stage) - Lulu
[edit] Awards
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- British Independent Film Award - Best actress (2001)
- Royal Television Society Television Award - Best actor: female (2004)
[edit] Notes
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[edit] References
- Perry, Emma. "Kate Ashfield". Film in Context. thecontext.com. Accessed June 8, 2008. (Online biography.)
[edit] External links
- Kate Ashfield at the Internet Movie Database.
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